TCM yet to be proven effective against Ebola: WHO  

世衛組織：尚未確定中藥是否對埃博拉有效

日前，世界衛生組織在瑞士日內瓦就埃博拉最新疫情召開記者會。中國記者提問“中藥是否對埃博拉有效”時，世界組織負責人舒琦表示：中藥在治療瘧疾方面有新的進展，因此可能會對防治埃博拉有效果，但世衛組織方面目前尚不確定。[查看全文]

(ECNS) – A spokesperson with the World Health Organization (WHO) said in Geneva on Monday that they were not clear if traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is effective against the Ebola virus.

The spokesperson said TCM has made some headway in fighting malaria, and might be effective against Ebola. Some experts have proposed adopting new treatments and preventions for the virus, she added.

The WHO has endorsed the use of experimental Ebola drugs, saying it is ethical in light of the deadly power of the outbreak, with more than 1,000 people having been killed by the virus in West Africa.

China has sent three teams of disease-control experts to Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, along with medical supplies and relief worth 30 million yuan ($4.9 million) to assist in the prevention and control of Ebola.

That was the second batch of relief from China. The first was sent in May.