Uganda approves use of herbal medicine to treat viral infections

Herbal medicine.

A man received drops of the Covidex herbal medicine. PHOTO | DAILY MONITOR | NATION MEDIA GROUP

Uganda has approved the use of Covidex, a local herbal medicine, as a supporting treatment for viral infections, including Covid-19.

Addressing journalists in Kampala on Tuesday, National Drug Authority (NDA) executive director David Nahamya said after various assessments and inspection of the factory manufacturing the herbal medicine, they have approved its use to support treatment of viral infections.