TRADITIONAL HERBAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND TRANSFER FOR COMBATING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Abstract

The paper examines the traditional herbal information management and transfer for combating COVID-19 pandemic currently troubling the world. The significance of preserving the traditional medicine cannot be stressed as it has proved to be a worthy solution to a variety of ailments across all human societies from time immemorial. Acquisition, management and transfer relevant information pertaining to traditional medical practices are very vital for globalizing the entire process of finding a cure to any ailment, especially the COVID-19. The emergence of coronavirus COVID-19 was discussed with efforts made by traditional medical practitioners towards finding a lasting solution to the problem of the scourge which is yet to be realized. There is the need to partner with the traditional herbal medical practitioners with a view to putting an end to the COVID 19 scourge. Hence it was recommended that the government of each country should encourage the traditional herbal medical practitioners by allowing them to contribute their own quota to producing drugs and disseminate information that will halt the pandemic.