The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has made a clarion call on the Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana to extend access to quality pharmaceutical services to the rural communities. The Vice President was bemoaning the long distances persons in rural areas travel to get pharmaceutical services. “This development impedes the objective of making healthcare delivery easily … Read more
Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, has received yet another industry accolade for global excellence in transporting temperature sensitive pharmaceutical products. The air cargo carrier was the recipient of the DHL Carrier Award for Reliability and Excellence (DHL CARE) presented at the 17th Global Life Sciences & Healthcare Conference organised by DHL in Singapore. … Read more
The Director General of the West African Health Organisation (WAHO), Dr Xavier Crespin, has appealed to President Akufo-Addo to support the local production of pharmaceuticals in the West African region. Dr. Xavier Crespin explained that the help of Ghana “in reinforcing local capacity to produce our own medicine” is of the utmost importance, as, “from … Read more
The Director General of the West African Health Organisation (WAHO), Dr Xavier Crespin, has appealed for the support of the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, in the local production of pharmaceuticals in the West African region. Dr. Xavier Crespin explained that the help of Ghana “in reinforcing local capacity to produce our … Read more
Switzerland imported over $2 billion worth of gold from Ghana in 2016 alone for conversion to finished products for the world market. This shows an overwhelming increase of about $90 million over the 2015 figure of $1 billion. Charge de Affairs of the Swiss Embassy in Ghana, Roland Fischer, announced this at the annual Swiss-Ghanaian … Read more
Switzerland imported over $2 billion worth of gold from Ghana in 2016 alone for conversion to finished products for the world market. This shows an overwhelming increase of about $90 million dollars over the 2015 figure of $1 billion. The Charge de Affairs of the Swiss Embassy in Ghana, Mr. Roland Fischer, announced this at … Read more
Switzerland imported over $2 billion worth of gold from Ghana in 2016 alone for conversion to finished products for the world market. This shows an overwhelming increase of about $90 million dollars over the 2015 figure of $1 billion. The Charge de Affairs of the Swiss Embassy in Ghana, Mr Roland Fischer, announced this at … Read more
Local pharmaceutical manufacturers are scaling up their investment in plants, machinery and new technologies in order to increase their share of the market, currently dominated by imports from mainly India and China, to 60 percent. Imports currently account for about 70 percent of all pharmaceutical products consumed in the country, while local production accounts for … Read more
One of Ghana’s leading pharmaceutical players, Ernest Chemists Limited, has once again been honoured as the OTC Distributor of the Year for sub-Saharan Africa. The award recognition is by the Consumer Wing of the world’s largest pharmaceutical company by market value and sales, Johnson and Johnson (J&J). The awards ceremony, under the ‘One Team, One … Read more
The pharmaceutical manufacturing sector (PMS) is recognised for its potential for job creation, improvement in household incomes, investment opportunities, industrial growth and advanced skills set development to mention just but a few. However, despite the relatively long tenure of the industry in the country, the sector has always been punching below its weight in most … Read more
Local pharmaceutical manufacturers have expressed worry over outstanding debts owed drug suppliers by the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), saying the situation is hampering business operations. Speaking in an exclusive interview with the B&FT, the Managing Director of Dannex Limited, Yaw Opare-Asamoah, indicated that the situation stands as the greatest challenge facing drug supply, and … Read more
Ernest Chemists Limited, Ghana’s leading pharmaceutical player, has once again been honoured as the OTC Distributor of the Year (Sub Saharan Africa) for the Consumer Wing of the world’s largest pharmaceutical company by market value and sales, Johnson and Johnson (J &J). The awards ceremony, under the ‘One Team, One Voice, One Future Accelerated Sustainable … Read more
The Ministry of Health (MOH)has presented a cheque of GH¢ 200,000.00 to support four health institutions taking care of victims of the recent gas explosion at La in Accra. The explosion occurred at the Louis Gas Station behind the International Trade Fair Centre. The four health facilities taking care of the victims are the 37 … Read more
South Africa’s Gauteng Premier, David Makhura will lead the Gauteng delegation comprising senior officials and business people to the 2016 Namibia International Investment Conference. The Gauteng Provincial Government on Monday in a statement seen by Xinhua said, the Premier is in Namibia at the Invitation of Namibian president, Hage Geingob. The two-day conference will take … Read more
Before now, there have been suggestions that local industries should be supported in order to produce guaranteed pharmaceutical products for local utilisation, because no nation progresses by importing everything it uses without the local content. This has made the opinion expressed by Prof. Temitope Alonge, recently signifying that expensive drugs can be a thing of … Read more
Dr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, Minister of Trade and Industry, says maintaining the right standards in all spheres of life is key to promoting quality, efficiency and progress. “Cutting corners in order to cut down on cost and maximise profit could be much more expensive, because of the unpleasant consequences that often go with such behaviour.” The … Read more
The Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) was in 2013 deprived of Ghc140, 776.30 meant for development projects, according to an interim forensic audit report done on the pharmacy department of the hospital. The audit, which covered the period between January 2012 and December 2013, was in response to allegations and reports of misappropriation of funds … Read more