{"id":434013,"date":"2025-11-09T18:45:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T18:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/11\/09\/traditional-medicine-vital-to-ghanas-healthcare-system-health-minister\/"},"modified":"2025-11-09T18:45:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T18:45:08","slug":"traditional-medicine-vital-to-ghanas-healthcare-system-health-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/11\/09\/traditional-medicine-vital-to-ghanas-healthcare-system-health-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"Traditional medicine vital to Ghana&#8217;s healthcare system \u2013 Health Minister\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>By Maxwell\u00a0Awumah\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ho, Nov. 9, GNA \u2013 Mr.\u00a0Kwabena\u00a0Mintah\u00a0Akandoh, Minister of Health,\u00a0has affirmed the critical role of traditional and alternative medicine in Ghana\u2019s healthcare system, describing it as both a heritage and a national asset.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a speech delivered by for him by Dr. Anastasia\u00a0Yirenkyi, Director of the Ministry\u2019s Traditional and Alternative Medicine Directorate, Mr.\u00a0Akandoh\u00a0highlighted that traditional medicine has long served as the primary care source for many, especially in underserved communities.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He noted that about 70 per cent of Ghanaians currently rely on traditional or complementary medicine.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the closing and certificate award ceremony for 268 practitioners of the Ghana Federation of Traditional Medicine Practitioners Association (GHAFTRAM), who\u00a0participated\u00a0in the Professional Practice Course,\u00a0organised\u00a0by the Institute of Traditional Medicine (ITAM), under the auspices of the University of Science and Allied Sciences (UHAS) in Ho on Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-lazyloaded=\"1\" data-placeholder-resp=\"1024x461\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" 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strategic partnership with India\u2019s Institute of Education and Research to promote academic exchange and global standards.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry\u2019s strategy includes regulation, quality assurance, research, practitioner training, and alignment with Ghana\u2019s Universal Health Coverage goals.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Fiona\u00a0Brakah\u00a0of\u00a0WHO\u00a0Country Director, represented by Dr. Angela\u00a0Ackon, noted that 80 per cent of Africa\u2019s population depends on traditional medicine.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She praised ITAM and GHAFTRAM\u2019s efforts but acknowledged challenges such as unregistered practitioners and lack of formal training.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She said the WHO supports initiatives to professionalize the sector and expand access\u00a0in\u00a0rural areas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She emphasized a call to action to include expanding carbon-neutrality initiatives, attract more practitioners nationwide and across Africa and collaborate with the Ministry of Health, FDA, and other agencies to embed traditional medicine into national health policies.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Others are to strengthen partnerships with academic institutions to document the health impacts of traditional medicine and contribute to global knowledge and leverage community trust to promote health education, disease prevention, and early detection outcomes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Prof. Lydia\u00a0Aziato, UHAS Vice Chancellor, stressed the need for structured training and integration of indigenous knowledge with modern diagnostics.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She said ITAM races to plug the void for structured training, certification, and integration of health assessments to improve traditional medicine practices,\u00a0efficacy\u00a0and quality assurance.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She\u00a0assured\u00a0that continuous learning would lead to diploma certification and encouraged practitioners to take advantage of the opportunities.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Prof. Kwame B. N.\u00a0Banga, ITAM Director, recounted the institute\u2019s milestones, including the FDA-certified ITAM Natural Product Laboratory and the Professional Practice Course, and now planning to expand the module to accommodate Francophone countries.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He\u00a0emphasized that\u00a0ITAM is now seeking WHO designation as a collaborative hub for traditional medicine and called for sustained financial and institutional support.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>GHAFTRAM\u2019s General-Secretary Nana\u00a0Obiri\u00a0Danso\u00a0lauded the training\u2019s impact on ethics, documentation, and patient care, urging practitioners to uphold\u00a0high standards.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He commended partners and sponsors WHO, MOH, Traditional and Alternative Medicine Directorate, Food and Drugs Authority and academic collaborators for this partnership and expressed heartfelt appreciation to them.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Graduates, Charity\u00a0Twumasi\u00a0Ankrah,\u00a0Edu\u00a0Mohammed and Raymond\u00a0Dotse, expressed enthusiasm for the opportunity and pledged commitment to advancing traditional medicine nationwide.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>GNA\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Edited by Kenneth\u00a0Odeng\u00a0Adade\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Maxwell\u00a0Awumah\u00a0 Ho, Nov. 9, GNA \u2013 Mr.\u00a0Kwabena\u00a0Mintah\u00a0Akandoh, Minister of Health,\u00a0has affirmed the critical role of traditional and alternative medicine in Ghana\u2019s healthcare system, describing it as both a heritage and a national asset.\u00a0 In a speech delivered by for him by Dr. Anastasia\u00a0Yirenkyi, Director of the Ministry\u2019s Traditional and Alternative Medicine Directorate, Mr.\u00a0Akandoh\u00a0highlighted that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":434014,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-434013","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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