TCM yet to be proven effective against Ebola: WHO  

世卫组织：尚未确定中药是否对埃博拉有效

日前，世界卫生组织在瑞士日内瓦就埃博拉最新疫情召开记者会。中国记者提问“中药是否对埃博拉有效”时，世界组织负责人舒琦表示：中药在治疗疟疾方面有新的进展，因此可能会对防治埃博拉有效果，但世卫组织方面目前尚不确定。[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.