Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu University will receive funding from the government for Covilyce-1, a poly-herbal concoction developed for Covid-19 treatment, in the next financial year. This was revealed by the Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation Dr. Monica Musenero. Dr. Musenero says the fund for the herbal concoction has …
Read More »More information needed on Covilyce-1 before trials: Scientists
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A committee instituted by the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation says they lack sufficient pre-clinical study reports on Covilyce-1. The committee from the Covid-19 Natural Therapeutics Clinical Trial School (CONAT) at Mulago Lung Institute was established to coordinate the scientific evaluation of traditional remedies …
Read More »Gulu’s Covilyce-I impresses WHO experts
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Covilyce-1, a polyherbal concoction developed by Gulu University for the treatment of coronavirus disease has received a nod from scientists from the World Health Organization (WHO). The health experts describe the innovation as the right step in the advancement and standardization of African traditional medicine …
Read More »Lack of funding cripples Covilyce-1 clinical trials
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu University is yet to receive funding from government to support the clinical trials for Covilyce-1, a supportive herbal treatment for COVID-19. This comes nearly eight months after President Yoweri Museveni authorized the release of Shillings 3.7 billion to support the clinical trials for Covilyce-1. …
Read More »Covid-19 herbal concoction places Gulu University among top exhibitors at EAC trade expo
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Covilyce 1, a herbal concoction produced by Gulu University for COVID-19 treatment was on Sunday announced as one of the top three products exhibited at the 21st East African Community Micro and Small Enterprise Trade Expo held in Mwanza Province, Tanzania. Gulu University followed Geoffrey …
Read More »Gulu University showcases Covilyce 1 at the East Africa trade expo
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu University officials exhibited Covilyce 1, an indigenous herbal medicine used in the treatment of COVID-19, at the ongoing East Africa Trade Expo in Tanzania. Covilyce 1 herbal medicine was created by scientists at the Faculty of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Studies (Pharm-Biotech), backed by over …
Read More »COVID-19: Gulu University ready for Covilyce-1 trials
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu University has said that they are ready to conduct clinical trials for Covilyce-1, a herbal medicine. A clinical trial is a stage where experiments are conducted to obtain sufficient evidence that a drug can be considered effective as a medical treatment. Three weeks ago, …
Read More »Gulu University gets UGX 3.7Bn support to speed up Covid-19 cure research
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Wednesday evening authorized Shillings 3.7 billion funding to Gulu University to speed up its research into the coronavirus disease cure research. On Monday, the University’s Faculty of Bio-technology and Pharmaceutical Studies (PharmBiotec) headed by Dr Alice Veronica Lamwaka revealed it …
Read More »Gulu University claim their Covilyce 1 cures COVID-19 in 72 hours
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu University’s faculty of Bio-technology and Pharmaceutical Studies (PharmBiotec), needs financial assistance to produce large quantities of their Covid-19 herbal treatments. Three weeks ago, a group of more than ten scientists at the University started packing four different concoctions which they said they have been …
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