Herbal cure for guinea worm
developed
Nkoranza (B/A), Aug 13, Ghanadot/GNA- The Nkoranza
District Water and Sanitation Project, in collaboration
with Partnership in Rural Development, an NGO, have
started a programme to help cure guinea worm victims in
endemic communities in the Northern region.
Mr. James Sarfo Acheampong, Nkoranza District
Coordinator of the project told the Ghana News Agency at
Nkoranza that the two organizations had developed a
herbal drug that could cure victims within five days.
Mr. Acheampong said Mr. Williams Sei of the NGO was the
herbalist who developed the drug, which had been tried
on some victims at Techiman and Nkoranza and had proved
successful.
He said both organizations had written to the
authorities of the Tamale municipal assembly seeking
permission to embark on the exercise and asked victims
to contact the organizations.
GNA
