RAMDEV CLAIMS CURE FOR
EBOLA
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev
Even as
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev has put out an advertisement offering “a health pack” for
preventing Ebola virus, health officials have assured that India, which has had
no cases of Ebola so far, is equipped to “contain” the virus and have also
cautioned against over-the-counter drugs and concoctions that promise a cure
for Ebola.Attempting to quell the alarm over the spread of Ebola, a senior
official of the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry said the health
departments and the concerned agencies are pulling out all the stops to screen
passengers at all ports of entry to the country for Ebola virus.
“It is
not an airborne virus, as many in India tend to believe, the disease spreads
only through the exchange of bodily fluids. Doctors and health-care workers who
have been infected while treating patients probably did not follow the
protocol. As on date a strict screening and monitoring process has been
followed and we are ready to contain the virus, as we have done with SARS and
swine flu,” a senior Health Ministry official said.On the claims made by Baba
Ramdev in the advertisement that Ebola virus can be prevented through the use
of his “health package”, the official said, “As on date there is no proof to
prove there are medicines that can cure Ebola. If he is claiming that his
Ayurvedic medicines can boost immunity that does not mean it can be a safeguard
against Ebola.” The advertisement claims, “There might be an herbal cure of
Ebola virus that has recent repapered to the world. This disease is deadly and
need to be taken care of immediately. Indian doctors and scientists believe
that there might be an effective cure of Ebola virus through herbs. More over
there may be certain herbs that are considered to be extremely beneficial in
tackling Ebola virus and its deadly symptoms.”While Baba Ramdev could not be
reached for his comment, Dr. Atul Gogia, Consultant, Internal Medicine, Ganga
Ram Hospital said, “Drugs to treat Ebola are still under trial, vaccines too
are not available. We have nothing to prove or disprove the claims being made
to treat Ebola.”
Prof. John Kurakar
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