'We've Been Exploited and That's Enough,' Ghanaian Professor Calls for Embracing African Plant Medicines
12:14 29.08.2025 (Updated: 12:24 29.08.2025)
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'We've Been Exploited and That's Enough,' Ghanaian Professor Calls for Embracing African Plant Medicines
“In my inaugural lecture, I was sharing how many billions the West, that thought that we were primitive with these traditions, is now getting out of this traditional method. If you step out of your house in Africa, herbal medicines are everywhere. We are rich, naturally blessed, rich in herbal medicines. But then we are not conscious of what we have.”
#PanAfricanFrequency spoke with Regina Appiah-Opong, Professor of Toxicology at Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, to discuss how African plant medicines can impact its healthcare sector and economy, if properly funded, amid exploitation and marginalization from Western medicine.
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