Tag Archives: herbalists

Mayuge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In response to a recent surge in M-pox cases in Mayuge and Namayingo districts, some local herbalists have turned to traditional remedies as a purported treatment option for the disease. According to the Ministry of Health, as of October 30, Mayuge District alone has reported …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Herbalists attending the African Traditional Medicine Day conference have expressed fears of losing their innovations once they open up to regulators in the name of formalizing their trade. The traditional medicine providers who gathered at Makerere University on Thursday asked the National Drug Authority(NDA) …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Traditional healers and herbalists in Uganda have formed a new umbrella organization, the Re-Union of Traditional Healers and Herbalists Association. The association brings together practitioners from over 18 organizations in different districts and regions of the country. Previously, traditional healers and herbalists operated under different associations, …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security officials on Saturday afternoon foiled a sensitization meeting held by traditional herbalists in Kabale district. Over 100 traditional herbalists had converged at Town View Wakanda Guest House main hall located along Mitchel road in Central division, Kabale municipality for the meeting. However, during the …

NDA to register all herbalists to ascertain quality and effectiveness of herbal medicine Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Drug Authority-NDA is in the process of registering herbal medicine practitioners across the country in a bid to ensure the quality and safety of herbal medicine. Michael Mutyaba, the manager National Medicines …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has said that President Yoweri Museveni is yet to assent to the Traditional and Complementary Medicines Act, 2019, a year since it was passed by parliament. The Act was passed on 5th February 2019, and it among others …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Herbalists all over the country have submitted up to 300 herbal remedies for COVID-19 to the Natural Chemotherapeutics Research Institute. According to Dr Grace Nambatya of the NRCI, they have been overwhelmed by the submissions following a call they put out to find herbal remedies …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Doctors are urging the Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners’ Council to put in place a mechanism or guidelines that can enable them to advertise their services. Dr Fredrick Nelson Nakwagala, a Senior Health Researcher and head of the Directorate of Medicine at Mulago …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Health Ministry has cautioned herbalists and media houses from airing false adverts. According to the Health Ministry, media houses that advertise non-approved herbal products will be liable to a fine of Shillings 20 million. The fine is part of the newly approved Traditional and …