A consultant Physician, Professor Jacob Plange-Rhule, has bemoaned the low detection rate of hypertension, although it requires little finance to detect the condition.
A study by the People’s Action Against Corruption (PAAC), a coalition of civil society groups against corruption, has revealed that informal payments in the public healthcare sector is discouraging many people, particularly the poor ones in the society, from seeking healthcare services from orthodox points but rather from unorthodox services.
The Minister of Health, Mr Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, has inaugurated the National Medicine Price Committee (NMPC) to oversee the pricing system of medicines and other health technologies in the country.
The Chairman of the Chamber of Pharmacy, Ghana, Mr Harrison Kofi Abutiate, has urged the Ghana government to take a cue from the India government by supporting the local pharmacy industry.
