The Japanese government has offered to release an
anti-influenza drug called Favipiravir, which they claim they developed for the treatment of new
and re-emerging viral diseases, including Ebola. They say the drug can treat Ebola and other influenza viral diseases. Continue...
Announcing the offer to newsmen yesterday August
25th in Tokyo, the Chief Cabinet Secretary of the Japanese government,
Yoshihide Suga said the Japanese government is waiting for the World Health
Organization to request for the drug and it will be dispatched
immediately. He however said that pending the time WHO will approve
and request for the drug, any emergency request by any individual may be
responded to by Japan.
Spokesperson of Fujifilm, the company that developed the drug, Takao Aoki, said they have
more than enough of the drug to cater for over 20,000 patients and are
in talks with the US Food and Drug Administration for clinical testing
of the drug
"Fujifilm is in talks with the US Food and Drug Administration on clinical testing of the drug in treating Ebola, The company has Favipiravir stock for more than 20,000 patients. Ebola and influenza viruses are the same type and theoretically similar effects can be expected on Ebola,” he said.
Nigeria's Health ministry had last week Thursday August 21st announced that it had requested for another type of Anti-Ebola viral drugs but its not certain if it was Favipiravir.
Its a welcomed development,there appears light at the end of the tunnel. I hope it won't be tagged as pesticide.
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DeleteWelcome development?! We. Have officially volunteed to be used as guinea-pigs and lab rats. When Ebola was killing hundreds in Liberia, Sieria-Leone, no country volunteered untested drugs, Nigerian got infected and every country started donating insecticides. Okay, we are watching
DeleteLwkmd@insecticides!!!
DeleteIt can also be tried out. I don't think there is any harm in trying. Still praying it works.
ReplyDeleteEVERYBODY WANTS TO BE IN THE EBOLA BUSINESS. MOST OF THESE DRUGS JUST GIVE FALSE HOPES, LIKE WE HARSHLY LEARNT WITH ZMMAPP
ReplyDeleteWhat do you mean by false hopes? Have you been able to develop one yourself? Have you heard of the saying 'No venture, no success'.
DeleteNigeria what are you waiting for?
ReplyDeleteIf i were family to the Adedevoh's, i would have requested since like last year.
This my country sef, which one we fit do? No inventions at all. We are an oil producing nation still we import oil. SHAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It has to be tested, we are not robot that take whetever that comes. It will not be good while solving one problem and generation more problems without curing the initial one.
DeleteU nko? Are you not Nigerian? What can you do?
Deletechai,we don turn lab rats for these oyinbo ppl hands sha.Not to sound ungrateful o,but how tested and trusted is it biko? nawa o
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Weldone Japan. Let's see how it would help. Remember all hands should be on deck..as a tree doesn't make a forest. It is well. James 2:14-16. BishopDammy#
ReplyDeleteWhen you have useful news, people will find it useful. This, on the other hand, is not newsworthy.
ReplyDeleteThank me later.
Mwaha.
See Japan has also developed its own drugs meanwhile they are still so far from having any contact with ebola. Meanwhile in my country we are lazying about & only praying instead of also working. We are praying for other countries to send their own drugs rather than praying to successfully develop our own while working on it. What a shame! I always ask "Is God supposed to come down & do even the most basic things for us?" Why do we choose to be so damn lazy? SMH
ReplyDeleteWe should better wake up.
God Bless Nigeria
I dont think US will approve dis drug cos it is not from them.
ReplyDeleteFor a country with a good medical school, working research institute and willing researchers that's what you should expect. All our so called intellectual clamour for is funding whereas there is no veritable hypothesis to work on. You don't need money before you begin a research. All you need is the zeal. Being an academic cannot and should not make you rich but rather a sine qua none in the society... Ujahmycine speaks
ReplyDeleteGood! Anything to fight the deadly virus
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If it wil cure dis devilish Ebola, wat else r we waiting 4. Pls FG shud request 4it asap... Biko
ReplyDeleteWhat's Fujifilm doing in the drug business? I hate that blacks have become guinea pigs because of this disease. Everybody has a cure, and only God knows what the desperately sick are ingesting in these cures' names. It'd be great if African scientists found a safe cure for this disease instead of watching their people take all these experimental drugs or die.
ReplyDeleteExactly!!!!! I was like Fujifilm???!! Maybe they've diversified and we just missed that info. On another note, Africa..the mainstay of any organization or entity are Innovation; and Research & Development (R&D). Without those there is stagnation. Think about it.....
DeleteI pray
ReplyDeleteWhy shud we trust Japanese products when most products from Asian country including China are fake? China phones etc EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Stephanie Okereke-Linus Bounced At Event For Gate-Crashing!
ReplyDeleteU mumu no be small. China Japan and most developed countries criminalize counterfeiting. Counterfeit products produced in those climes are targeted at foolish countries like Nigeria which clearly stupidly allow them in.
DeleteMy dear its nt jst bcos of dt..infact nigerians are d ones dt request for low quality in mass production nd pay so lil so as 2 cm hre and sell it 2 us...for ur infor@anon 11.23...ur country is d 1 dt requestd for d fake fones..if u want original stuff dey will also mk it for u..ode..dey also produce stuff for americans go and ask...or stay dre let pant be wearing u
DeleteI hope and pray dis drug works effectively o, God help us with dis ebola nd boko haram ish...all is well...#Nifemi#
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Y dem no go involve ? So wen u finally don catch am u go fit get cure...abeg try tink b4 u tlk
DeleteAnything that will work
ReplyDeleteHoping this experimental drug will work.
ReplyDeleteLet's ds b true pls... God help us
ReplyDeleteI PRAY ITS EFFECTIVE AGAINST DIS VIRUS.................
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I trust God to make a way of escape for his people. The drug will work by His grace. If US don't want to help no P, God will raise help else where.
ReplyDeleteThey shld betta request well.. bobuleke@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteGod help us all. Hope this works
ReplyDeleteDey should send it here o Asap plz we need it @ dis point enitin goes buh let's see if US ll say dis one is not good
ReplyDeleteI tink it shud b tested b4 use
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Prays it works on those who needs it
ReplyDeleteWhere are our Nigerian scientist, lol, when will we come up with our own oo, at leat we go try na, even if he no work
ReplyDeleteHelp me ask pharmacologist 4 naijah o
DeleteGood news. veraonuel@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteAnything to help
ReplyDeleteDrugs really comin up for Ebola...I tink ds Ebola is jst serving as a means for d developt countries to test der long dicoverd n untestd drugs...Qurzimb@gmail.com
ReplyDeletewhichever they requested for,i hope it works...niima
ReplyDeleteI just hope that they would not end up sending the adulterated version of it....just like Zmapp
ReplyDeleteAre u wrking dre gbeborun! Hw u tk knw say d zmapp adulterated?
DeleteThere is hope for the cure of this ebola disease. i trust Japan and its health policies. benotekcomputers@gmail.com
ReplyDeletePlease,the Min.of Health should stop talking and immediately grab this "flabivir" what ever, and quickly administer it to all d victims of "chief/honourable/chairman/oga at d top/ EBOLA. JENE'S COMMENT.
ReplyDeleteWell, i trust the japanese people and their products so this must be good.
ReplyDeleteAfrican leaders wake up! Stop looting and start building your nations!
ReplyDeletehope it works well..ebola has made people say .'the night of our day'..hmnn sober reflection.
ReplyDeleteLets hope it does cure it
ReplyDeleteMoney money money on their minds. Ignorant African governments will spend billions of dollars on this evil machination of the West.
ReplyDeleteAbeg o.it won't hurt if we try.doesn't matter were d source comes from now.dis is nt the time 2 start blasting nigerians.we are all responsible 4 wats happening 2 us.*true talk*
ReplyDeleteso if japan can offer why is america being stingy? people are just wicked.
ReplyDeleteThe thing nor go work.
ReplyDeleteHas the drug been tested on humans and proven safe enough for further testing?? We need to ask the right questions and investigate the answers. Africa needs to put their foot down and end the days when the world used us as lab rats and in the process brought deadly diseases to us.
ReplyDeleteAmerica will tag this one a germicide
ReplyDeleteWe just hope this works ! We pray thee God.
ReplyDeletegood one...i know there will surely be a cure for it
ReplyDeleteMADE IN CHINA,!!!! Ha!!!!
ReplyDeleteYes china..dey mk original n fake..if u must knw...do ur research
DeleteAre u answering dis punk he won't thank GOD there's a cure...he is so foolish
DeleteFool, thats who you are. Yeah, i am a Nigerian but i am not a scientist neither am i in government looting. I am an Educationist, educating and advocating that your likes with black imbecilic brain be re-oriented. Idiat!
ReplyDeletewhy we no get experimental drug sef...chemicalx52003@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteFUJIFILM? Which kind name be that?
ReplyDeleteNa film company dey develop the drug?
My spirit no gree this one o o o!
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If u don't have anything to offer den remain silent ooo... Other countries showing love trying to help... Some idiots on dis blog sit down there offering Nuffin dan shit comments #jobless if ur mama and papa no get faith say if dem do ur mum go get Bele born u how come u r here... #commonsense #waragainstebola #Godbless
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