Through Uganda Investment Authority (UIA), the government of Uganda has allocated five (5) acres of land in Soroti Industrial Park to Prof. Patrick Ogwang, a lecturer at Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) to set up a factory that will enable him develop the pathogenic economy.
It should be recalled that Prof. Ogwang is the developer of the game changing Covidex, the herbal drug used in treating COVID-19. While handing over the license to Jena Herbals Ltd, Investment Minister Evelyne Anite revealed that the government is committed to supporting local investors.
“We believe that our country can be built by ourselves. Our goal is to make sure that we can support the local investors to set up and register their businesses as soon as possible,” Anite said.
While speaking at the ceremony, Prof. Ogwang advised that Ugandans should utilize their brains in a bid to develop the country.
The developments have come a week after Prof. Ogwang applied for trademark recognition of his drug by Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB). .
Prof. Ogwang rushed the move after Mbarara University management attempted to block Jena Herbals Uganda Limited, the manufacturer of Covidex from taking sole ownership of the product. According to MUST, COVIDEX was developed by the university under Pharm-Biotechnology and Traditional Medicine Centre, which Ogwang says is not true.
