The cost of medical care in Ghana will remain high until the government eschews late payments of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) claims to service providers. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana National Chamber Pharmacy, Mr. Anthony Ameka explains that the late payment of claims is contributing to the high cost of healthcare in...
More youth in Ghana abusing pharmaceutical drugs for euphoria The non-medical and illicit use of three pharmaceutical drugs, codeine-based Benylin cough syrup, rohypnol with the generic name flunitrazepam, and tramadol, is spreading among a number of young people living within some local communities. Preliminary investigation by Ghana Business News has found that these drugs are...
Some Members of Ghana National Chamber of Pharmacy travelled to Israel to seek partnerships for local pharma expansion in Ghana Some members of the Ghana National Chamber of Pharmacy led by the Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Anthony K. Ameka, in partnership with Israel Trade and Economic Mission traveled to Israel on June 25th 2022 to 2nd July,...
Ministry of Health Ghana launches pricing strategy for pharmaceuticals and other health technologies The Ministry of Health(MoH) has launched the 1st National Pricing Strategy for Pharmaceutical and other Health Technologies to help optimise medicine prices in Ghana. The pricing strategy aims to achieve optimised pricing that sustains the public health interest and a vibrant private...
GIPC and UNDP Engage Stakeholders on SDG Investor Map Utilisation to Channel Investment for SDGs The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), held its first breakfast meeting on the utilization of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Investor Map. The goal is to channel investments into major investment opportunity...
More partnerships needed to grow pharmaceutical industry – CalBank MD Managing Director of CalBank PLC, Philip Owiredu is advocating for more partnerships and investments in the development of critical drugs and improve the logistics necessary to boost the local production and supply of pharmaceuticals in the country. According to him, this will help curb the...
CalBank partners Ghana National Chamber of Pharmacy to support Ghana’s pharmaceutical industry Indigenous firm, CalBank and the Ghana National Chamber of Pharmacy has formed a partnership to support the creation of a formidable pharmaceutical industry in the country. This partnership will see the bank supporting the establishment of the ‘’Pharma Park at the Dawa Industrial...
The Ghana National Chamber of Pharmacy has threatened legal action against health facilities owing companies that supply them with drugs and consumables. The Chamber laments that arrears owed these pharmaceutical firms are running their businesses aground. Speaking to Citi News, the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana National Chamber of Pharmacy, Anthony Ameka, said they have...
Retail pharmacists to charge consultation fees starting April 30 The Ghana National Chamber of Pharmacy [GNCoP] has revealed plans to engage stakeholders to develop a service fee policy [consultation fees policy] for pharmacists in retail pharmacies. The policy is said to take effect from 30th April, 2022, after engagement with the relevant stakeholders. The fees...
Ghana to become hub of pharmaceutical production in SSA Ghana will become the hub of pharmaceutical production in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) on the back of COVID-19 vaccines. According to Fitch Solutions, the country continues to work towards its aim of establishing itself as a pharmaceutical hub on the continent. The creation of a pharmaceutical...
