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August 4, 2021 Written by Paul Wasswa When Prof Patrick Ogwang and Mbarara University of Science and Technology brought forth Covidex, the National Drug Authority (NDA) - a body established by law to ensure the availability of quality medicines in Uganda, quickly warned the general public against the unregulated use of the unapproved Covidex herbal drug. Soon Covide...
July 28, 2021 Prof Patrick Ogwang during the interview Prof Patrick Ogwang has asked the High court to dismiss a case filed against him that he's not not the lawful proprietor and inventor of Covidex, a Covid-19 supportive treatment herbal drug. Covidex drug was recently approved by the Nation Drug Authority (NDA) as a supportive treatment in the management of viral infections and many people have given testimonies about its efficacy in the treatment of Covid-19. But earlier this month, lawyer George William Alenyo together with the Christian Chamber of Commerce, Agriculture, Indust...
The Ugandan government revealed this in a statement reported by Bloomberg on Thursday, stating that 5 acres of land have been given to Jena Herbals Ltd to immediately build a factory and ramp up production of its Covidex product, the Uganda Investment Authority said. The government acknowledged that clinical trials have not been concluded, however, the herbal substance includes extracts of berberine and zanthoxylum gilletii plants used as supplements and treatments of viral ailments. Gulu University in Uganda is also expecting 3.7 billion shillings ($1 million) from the Ugandan government to...
July 14, 2021 Prof Patrick Ogwang conducting a session with PhD students A few weeks ago, President Yoweri Museveni berated the Western world for selfishly clinging on to the millions of vaccine doses against Covid-19. Speaking at the virtual World Health Organisation (WHO) summit (The African Perspective) on June 28, at Speke Resort Munyonyo, the president accused Americans and Europeans of hoarding the vaccines from Africans. The president also wondered why Africans depend on the Western world’s charity to solve their challenges. So, he concluded that the selfishness of the West has been...
Covidex hasn't passed science test, & that is a problem July 14, 2021 The Covidex herbal drug I read a story in The Observer with dismay that a pharmacist, Pamela Achii, and the director of research at the Natural Chemotherapeutics Institute, Dr Grace Nambatya, attempted to override the National Drug Authority (NDA), which is tasked with approving drugs that are used in Uganda. I am also surprised that NDA has approved Covidex, a drug that has not been subjected to any studies, skirting the authority’s own established protocols. Equally concern...