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Traditional Chinese Medicine is Gaining Traction in Africa. Can it Also Help in the Fight Against COVID-19?

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A practitioner of Chinese traditional medicine mixing working in the pharmacy of the Yueyang Hospital at the University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Shanghai. Johannes EISELE / AFP

By Chazha Ludo Macheng and Atharv Gupta

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