There is international and government support for traditional medicines
There is a high level of political and leadership acceptability - partly because of the push by the public, long standing anecdotal evidence of effectiveness and the desperate scramble to find cures for the COVID-19 pandemic. In Africa, while acknowledging the need to be cautious about misinformation and disinformation about their effectiveness, the World Health Organization, Africa CDC and the African Union Commission for Social Affairs have issued statements welcoming traditional medicines for COVID-19. This has included endorsement of a protocol for Phase III clinical trials of herbal medicines and the establishment of data and safety monitoring boards for the clinical trials.