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Madagascar
Rajoelina appoints advisor as head of his Covid remedy laboratory

President of Madagascar Andry Rajoelina. © STR/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

Gambling his international image on the properties of the anti-Covid infusion that he has been promoting relentlessly, Andry Rajoelina has parachuted an ally, Holijaona Raboana, in as head of Pharmalagasy, the laboratory that will make the miracle product. [...]

Published on 24/09/2020 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Until recently, President Andry Rajoelina had long advocated using the "national remedy" of an Artemisia-based infusion to protect against and cure Covid-19. Madagascar's bigwigs, meanwhile, are doing all they can to vaccinate their families.

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Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina and his wife Mialy.

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