Further observations on hydrogen peroxide antisepsis and COVID-19 cases among healthcare workers and inpatients.

Background: The use of prophylactic antisepsis to protect against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been suggested. This study investigated hydrogen peroxide antisepsis (HPA) at two hospitals in Ghana.

Methods: Cases of COVID-19 among healthcare workers (HCWs) using hydrogen peroxide (HP-HCWs) or not using hydrogen peroxide (NHP-HCWs), vaccinated or unvaccinated, were recorded at Shai-Osudoku Hospital (SODH), Dodowa, and Mount Olives Hospital (MOH), Techiman, between May 2020 and December 2021.

Probing anecdotes in traditional African therapeutics.

Anecdotes are valuable in traditional African medial practice, and we can only dismiss them at our peril. We need to probe them, explain them, and learn from them. Africa cannot afford to rely forever on imported drugs and we must therefore seriously investigate how our ancestors managed to survive.