The minister said this today August 18th while receiving the US Ambassador, Mr James Entwistle, in his office in Abuja.
Nigerian Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu says the drug, produced by a Nigerian in diaspora, has failed health requirements and won't be applied to Ebola patients in Nigeria.
"The experimental drug, Nano Silver did not meet the requirements of the National Health Research Ethics Code. Accordingly, the approval was withheld by the National Health Research Ethics Committee,” Chukwu said.
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