Traditional Medicine Practice Council adopts 24-hour economic policy

The Traditional Medicine Practice Council (TMPC) has developed an online platform to facilitate a 24-hour registration and licensing of traditional medicine practitioners.

A press statement issued by the Council’s Corporate Affairs Unit on Tuesday said the platform would ensure effective and efficient service delivery and reduce the human inter­face of collecting physical cash from practitioners to eradicate corrupt practices.

The current manual system for registration, licensing and other ser­vices were fraught with challenges, hence the intervention, it said.

“Implementing the 24-hour eco­nomic policy in this case will help in service delivery 24/7 both in Ghana and abroad,” the statement said.

The Council would soon roll out additional technologies to facili­tate service delivery and create job opportunities for young people in the sector.

The TMPC, established by the Traditional Medicine Practice TMP Act 2000 (Act 575), regulates, promotes, and oversees Traditional, Comple­mentary, and Alternative Medical Practices across the country.

The goal is to ensure that its prac­tices are safe and effective, contrib­uting positively to healthcare delivery in Ghana.

It is estimated that about 70 per cent of the population rely on Tra­ditional, Complementary, and Inte­grative Medicine facilities as their primary healthcare providers. —GNA