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THE UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA MALARIA RESEARCH RECEIVES
INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION

The University of Namibia, through the research work of Prof. Enos Kiremire, has developed 7 novel metal complexes that were successfully tested in vitro against the chloroquine resistant strain of the Malaria Parasite, Plasmodium Falciparum in comparison to a standard control drug used internationally.

In its effort to protect the intellectual property rights (IPR) of the University of Namibia and Prof. E Kiremire, an intellectual property strategy has been adopted through which protection was sought both nationally and internationally. To that effect 7 patent letters patent has been issued to UNAM and Prof E Kiremire as the co-owners of the IPR in Namibia. The work was further submitted to the World Intellectual Patent Organization, a United Nations organization with 184 member states, through the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).  WIPO through its International Search Authority has granted Novelty and Industrial Applicability to all the applications presented to them. This is an historical and tremendous  achievement for UNAM and the Prof E Kiremire, Namibia and Africa as a whole, as it is the first ever patent applications emanating from research coming from UNAM. Evermore so as millions of African children, and children over the world are dying annually due to malaria infection. This achievement should lay the foundation to a pharmaceutical development industry in Namibia, with solutions that is applicable to millions in Africa and around the world.

As part of the Intellectual Property Strategy developed by their IPR Management Agent, Patented Business Solutions, headed by the CEO, Jacques Scott, the work has been submitted to India for IPR protection with leading countries in the field to follow like, Canada, China, Europe, Japan, Australia etc.

Due to the confidentiality and sensitivity of the information no further detail can be disclosed, but interested parties who would like to partner with the UNAM and Prof E Kiremire are encouraged to send their expression of interested to IPR Management Agents of the research at services@p-businesssolutions.com.