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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...
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...
July 13, 2021 Gulu University claims its Covid-19 drug can heal patients within 72 days Gulu University is seeking Shs 200m to scale production of its herbal drug it claims can heal coronavirus disease (Covid-19) patients within 72 hours. Three weeks ago, a group of more than ten scientists from the faculty of Bio-technology and Pharmaceutical Studies (PharmBiotec) started production of four different concoctions which they said they have been administering to Covid-19 patients in the community since January 2021. The herbal drugs named Covilyce 1 come in form of powder, nasal drops, (anal...
Prof Ogwang tells journey of Covidex July 7, 2021 Prof Patrick Ogwang during the interview Interviewed for Desert Island Discs by Simon Kasyate on Sunday, Prof PATRICK ENGEU OGWANG talks about his wonder drug, Covidex, and how President Museveni followed its successes keenly before approval by NDA last month. Excerpts: Kasyate: You are the man on whom many hopes lie. Where are we with this Covidex. What is Covidex? Well, Covidex is a gift from God. Because first, it is made from nature. Interestingly, those two main plants can only be found in Uga...