Experts urge gov’t to harmonise FDA regulations, expand access under herbal medicines list

Herbal medicine experts have called for the establishment of a single national standard for herbal medicines and a review of the implementation of Ghana’s Essential Herbal Medicines List, warning that inconsistencies in regulation and procurement are hindering the growth of the industry.

General Secretary of the Ghana Federation of Traditional Medicine Practitioners Associations, Okogye Abibiduro Nana Kwadwo Kobiri, appealed to the government to develop a single national standard for herbal medicines to guide manufacturers and regulators.“It is time the Ghana Standards Authority comes out with a standard procedure for herbal medicines so that the FDA, the Traditional Medicine Practice Council and industry all work with the same standard.