Health Ministry: No approval for products claiming to cure dengue, Zika

KUALA LUMPUR: The Drug Control Authority (DCA) has never approved any herbal products that claim to cure or prevent dengue, Zika or Chikungunya, says the Health Ministry.

Its director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pic) said that the ministry had received complaints about herbal products advertised on social media that claimed to be able to cure as well as prevent dengue fever.