22
May
Dr. Dorothy Hanson, a Medical Officer at the International Maritime Hospital (IMaH) at Tema, said drinking herbal medicines does not kill malaria parasites but only treats the symptoms. “No matter the number of herbal concoctions patients consume, that will not clear the parasites from their system,” she said, and that most of those who relied on herbal medications always ended up in the hospital for treatment. This is because the parasites remained in their bodies even after they thought they had done the treatment. Speaking at the Ghana News Agency’s health communication platform in Tema, Dr. Hanson said some species…