July 2021

William Alenyo Sues Patrick Ogwang and twelve other statutory bodies over Covidex

The Founder of Jena Herbals Limited, Prof Patrick Ogwang, alongside National Drug Authority-NDA, Uganda National Bureau of Standards, National Environment Management Authority, National Forestry Authority, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda Registration and Services Bureau, Pharmaceutical Society of Uganda, Jena Herbals Uganda Limited, Uganda Revenue Authority, Natural Chemotherapeutics Research Institute, Uganda Wildlife Authority and

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Education for Girls and Women at Risk after US leaves Afghanistan

As the United States and its NATO allies withdraw their final troops and contractors, ending America’s longest-ever war, fears are growing about what happens to the country after. Female teachers, students, and local officials in Taliban-controlled areas say that the Taliban group has over the last year already cut access to school for thousands of

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Covid-19 lambda variant Alert

Some mutations of the virus, like the delta variant first discovered in India, and the alpha variant in the UK have been even more transmissible claiming world dominance. The Lambda variant was flagged as a variant of interest mid-June World Health Organization saying, the lambda carries a number of mutations with suspected phenotypic implications, such

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Saava Karim honored @ RCBC 17th annual Small Business Summit

The Regional Cal Black Chamber of commerce’s President and the Executive Advisory Council appointed Minnie Foxx and Datai Hayes to co-host its 17th Annual Small Business Recognition Awards event on Tuesday, June 29,The event kicked off with music from Saava Karim. Saava Karim Nsubuga is from the Royal Family of the Buganda Kingdom. An Award-winning

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Uganda approves use of COVIDEX a local herbal COVID-19 drug

The director of National Drug Authority (NDA) in the country said that after various assessments and inspections of the factory manufacturing the product, Covidex, the government approved its use to support treatment of viral infections. The drug was developed by a team of scientists in the southwestern town of Mbarara led by pharmacologist Patrick Ogwang,

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