Patrick Ogwang

Patrick Engeu Ogwang (born 1st January 1973) is a Ugandan pharmacist, pharmacologist, ethnobotanist, medical researcher, and entrepreneur who serves as the head of the Pharmacology Department at Soroti University. Prior to joining Soroti University, Professor Patrick Engeu Ogwang served as an associate professor and head of the Department of Pharmacy at Mbarara University in Uganda. He is also the executive chairman of Jena Herbals Uganda Limited, a private company he founded that manufactures Covidex, a herbal extract from three indigenous Ugandan plants, which has shown activity against a number of human viruses, including COVID-19.

Background and education Ogwang was born circa 1973 in Otuboi Village, in Kaberamaido District, in Uganda's Eastern Region. His father was an Itesot, while his mother was a Langi. His father died first, and then his mother died too. Ogwang was then raised by his uncle.

Awards and honors In April 2024, Ogwang was recognized as the "Most Outstanding In Complementary Medicine" at the third annual Africa Outstanding Professional Awards in a ceremony held at the Dar es Salaam Serena Hotel on 23 April 2024.