Inauguration of TMPC publicity committee on November 30, 2020, members comprise of Dr. Kofi Dobi Barimah, Chairman, Kojo Odum Eduful, Nii Abo Commey, Stephen Appiagyei Donkor, Numo Blafo III, Prof. Abraham Yeboah Mensah and Mr. Nelson...
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For many, especially in developing countries, traditional medicine is their first choice of remedy for any adverse health condition. This is particularly true for those living in remote or marginalised areas, where distance and cost are barriers to orthodox treatment. The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) pegs Ghana’s population that sees traditional medicine as a desirable and necessary means of treating problems that Western medicine cannot adequately remedy at round 70 percent. With just one medically trained doctor per 1,200 patients and one traditional medicine practitioner per 400 patients, traditional medicine has an important role to play...
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World Health Organization (WHO) has announced a model essential medicines lists (EML) in a new advice on which antibiotics to use for common infections and which to preserve for the most serious circumstances. It said in a news release that other additions include medicines for HIV, hepatitis C, tuberculosis and leukaemia. The updated list adds 30 medicines for adults and 25 for children, and specifies new uses for 9 already-listed products, bringing the total to 433 drugs deemed essential for addressing the most important public health needs. The WHO EML is used by many countries to increase access to...
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THE Traditional Medicine Practice Council (TMPC) as the statutory institution of the Ministry of Health (MoH), mandated by the Traditional Medicine Practice Act 2000, Act 575 is not relenting in its determination to brand and create a respectable image for Traditional and Alternative Medicine (TAM) practice in Ghana. TMPC which commenced full scale regulatory activities in September 2007, is further not relenting in its efforts to change numerous misconceptions about TAM. Torgbuiga Yaka IV, as the Registrar for TMPC, offers visionary leadership and mentorship to a team of dedicated staffers to shape and brand TAM, as envisaged under Act...
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Traditional and Alternative Medicine (TAM) is an important and essential component of our healthcare delivery system. Our healthcare delivery system is incomplete without TAM. TAM is rightly regulated by the Traditional Medicine Practice Act, 2000, Act (575), is the Legislative framework that regulates TAM practice in Ghana. Act 575 established the Traditional Medicine Practice Council (TMPC) as the regulatory institution mandated to promote, regulate and control TAM the country, in 2004. TMPC which commenced full regulatory activities in September 2007 has not relented in its efforts, to promote efficacious and quality TAM. TMPC has adopted best practice strategies and...
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Registrar for TMPC Ghana
