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close this bookNational Drug Policy (Second Edition) - Ghana (GNDP; 2004; 37 pages)
View the documentPREFACE
View the documentACKNOWLEDGEMENT
View the documentLIST OF ACRONYMS
View the documentINTRODUCTION
View the documentGOAL
View the documentOBJECTIVES
View the documentSITUATIONAL ANALYSIS
Open this folder and view contents1.0 DRUG SELECTION
Open this folder and view contents2.0 DRUG PROCUREMENT, STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION
Open this folder and view contents3.0 DRUG FINANCING
Open this folder and view contents4.0 QUALITY ASSURANCE
Open this folder and view contents5.0 LOCAL MANUFACTURE OF PHARMACEUTICAL AND TRADITIONAL MEDICINAL PRODUCTS
Open this folder and view contents6.0 RATIONAL DRUG USE
Open this folder and view contents7.0 GLOBAL TRADE AND PHARMACEUTICALS
Open this folder and view contents8.0 EMERGING DISEASES AND PHARMACEUTICALS
Open this folder and view contents9.0 HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT FOR DRUG MANAGEMENT
Open this folder and view contents10.0 TRADITIONAL MEDICINAL PRODUCTS
Open this folder and view contents11.0 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Open this folder and view contents12.0 NATIONAL DRUG POLICY IMPLEMENTATION
View the documentANNEX A: DEFINITIONS
View the documentANNEX B: RELEVANT REGULATIONS ON PHARMACEUTICALS
 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The review of the National Drug Policy by the Ministry of Health has been successfully completed as a result of recommendations and contributions from:

MOH/GHS Executives

Hon. Moses Dani-Baah, Deputy Minister for Health
Dr. Sam Akor, Director, Policy Planning Monitoring and Evaluation
Dr. E. N. Mensah, Former Director-General, Ghana Health Service (GHS)
Mr Samuel Boateng, Director, Procurement and Supplies (Ministry of Health)
Mr. Emmanuel Fofie, Former Chief Pharmacist, GHS
Mr Felix Yellu, Chief Pharmacist, GHS

Working Group

Prof. E. H. Ofori-Amankwah, Faculty of Law, University of Ghana
Mrs Joyce Addo-Atuah, Ghana Health Service Council
Mr. Benjamin Botwe, Food and Drugs Board
Mr. Joseph Nyoagbe, Pharmacy Council
Dr. E. K Atikpui, Medical and Dental Council
Dr. Cecilia Bentsi, Private Sector Unit, PPME, MOH
Dr. Dorcia Saka, Private Hospitals & Maternity Homes Board
Miss Veronica Darko, Nurses and Midwives Council
Mr. Issah Nikabs, Ministry of Trade and Industry
Mr. Thomas Appiagyei, Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana
Dr. Francis Ofei, Ghana Medical Association
Mr. K. Abankwah-Yeboah, Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of Ghana
Mr. Nat Adebisi, Consumers Association of Ghana
Mrs. S. Totwene-Abu, Traditional and Alternative Medicine Directorate, MOH
Mr. P. C. Adjei, Pharmacy Unit, GHS
Mr. Said Al-Hussein, Human Resource Development Division, GHS
Dr. Daniel K. Arhinful, INRUD-Ghana
Dr. Moses Chisale, Technical Consultant, EDM, WHO/AFRO

Ghana National Drugs Programme Team

Prof. David Ofori-Adjei, Technical Consultant
Mr. Divine Asiama, Programme Manager
Mrs. Martha Gyansa-Lutterodt, Ag. Programme Manager
Mr Enoch Osafo, Former Deputy Programme Manager
Miss Edith Gavor, Policy Review Co-ordinator

The Royal Netherlands Government, for their support to the Ghana National Drugs Programme (GNDP).

WHO-Ghana for technical support

CONTRIBUTORS

The following stakeholders provided comments that were considered during the review of the NDP

Accra Metropolitan Health Directorate
Association of Ghana Industries
Customs, Excise and Preventive Service
Dangme West District Administration, Greater Accra
Danish International Donor Agency
Department for International Development
European Union, Ghana Delegation
Faculty of Law, University of Ghana
Faculty of Pharmacy, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Food and Drugs Board
General Practice Pharmacist Association
Ghana Registered Nurses' Association
Ghana Standards Board
Government and Hospital Pharmacists Association
Greater Accra Regional Directorate of Pharmaceutical Services
KAMA Health Services, Accra
Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital
Lady Pharmacists Association
Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology
National Centre for Pharmovigilance
National Drug Information Centre
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of Ghana
Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana
Pharmacy Council of Ghana
Pharmacy Department, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital
Save the Children Fund, UK (Ghana Office).
School of Medical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah
University of Science and Technology
The World Bank, Ghana Office
United Nations Population Fund
University of Ghana Medical School, Korle-Bu
Upper West Regional Directorate of Pharmaceutical Services
Veterinary Council of Ghana
Volta Regional Health Administration
World Health Organisation Headquarters, Geneva

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