Traditional medicine practitioners have been urged to register and renew their licenses to ensure lawful operations of their businesses. They must also uphold standards to help build confidence in their careers and ensure respect and acceptance on the international market. Mallam Kofi Sumaila, a member of the Traditional Medicine Practice Council, under the Ministry of … Read more
The fake drug market, worth over 400 billion euros, is more profitable than the sale of illicit drugs. The World Health Organization Report estimated that each year, over 800,000 people, most of them from Ghana and other parts of Africa, die because of fake drugs as they are less expensive and more accessible than the … Read more
Dear Mr President, I write to inform you on the need to focus on the herbal medicine industry in your quest to tackle unemployment especially among graduates in Ghana. Let me first of all congratulate you on your election and inauguration as the 5th president of the 4th republic of Ghana. I came across a … Read more
Prior to the introduction of the professional practice of herbal medicine, made possible by way of formal education/training in Ghana through the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), the indigenous/informal practice of herbal medicine existed and still exists. The informal herbal medicine practice forms part of the Traditional medicine practices in Ghana. Traditional … Read more
I write to inform you on the need to focus on the herbal medicine industry in your quest to tackle unemployment especially among graduates in Ghana. Let me first of all congratulate you on your election and inauguration as the 5th president of the 4th republic of Ghana. Policies such as one district one factory, … Read more
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in September 2001 commenced a Bachelor of Science degree in herbal medicine at the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences with the aim to train health professionals (Medical Herbalists) who will provide primary healthcare using scientifically validated herbal medicines. Although this was the first of its … Read more