HIV Clinical Research in Nigeria: Promising Results...Prof. Ezeibe
- SitiTalkBlog
- Feb 18, 2017
- 2 min read
Photo: Professor Maduike Ezeibe
Photo Credit: DailyPost Nigeria
Professor Maduike C. O.Ezeibe et. al. at the Department of Veterinary Medicine, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Nigeria, have published promising results on the use of an investigational drug produced with Aluminum Silicate and Magnesium Silicate (Synthetic Aluminum-Magnesium Silicate) to treat HIV infection to reduce its viral load in infected individuals.
Professor Ezeibe published his results previously in 2015: In Vivo Antiretroviral Effects of the Medicinal Synthetic Aluminum-Magnesium Silicate. World Journal of AIDS, 2015, 5, 59-65 Published Online June 2015 in SciRes. http://www.scirp.org/Journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=67832
Also see related news: Breakthrough: Michael Okpara varsity discovers cure for HIV/AIDS: Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/02/breakthrough-michael-okpara-varsity-discovers-cure-hivaids/
Professor Ezeibe also presented results from his “informal” study on few HIV-positive patients in the December 2015 5th World Congress on Virology in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. However, once announced in Nigeria in 2017, the government moved swiftly to discredit Professor Ezeibe for not conducting proper clinical trials with required approval.
"Ezeibe’s HIV experiment illegal –Health minister" - Nigerian government states. Read more at:
The Nigerian government, however, has not offered any financial support to Professor Ezeibe and his team of scientists to enable set up required formal clinical trials to ensure compliance with country and international good clinical practice regulations. According to statistics from the Nigerian government,over 3 million people are living with HIV in Nigeria, and viable, safe and effective alternative cheaper treatment options are needed.
Nevertheless, it is well known that the Nigerian government both present and prior administrations, have not prioritized scientific and medical research.
Ezeibe, is a professor of Veterinary Medicine and Clinical Virology
For more information you may contact Professor Maduike C. O.Ezeibe directly via email:
maduikeezeibe@yahoo.com
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