The Ghana Federation of Traditional Medicine Practitioners Association, GHAFTRAM, has appealed to members to abide by the code of ethics governing traditional medicine practice. It therefore cautioned members against quackery and any one caught by the task force will be dealt with appropriately.
A statement signed by the first Vice President of the Federation, Kwadwo Odoom Adofo after a three-day training for 20 National Executives of the Federation in Accra, appealed to the public to add its voice to the Federation’s call for the establishment of the Traditional Medicine Practice Council in accordance with Act 575 of 2000. The training, organized by the Business Sector Advocacy Challenge Fund, BUSAG centred specifically on modalities for the Federation to dialogue with the authorities toward the setting up of the council.
In an interview with Radio Ghana, the National Organizer of the Federation, Nana Obiri, appealed to the President and the Minister of Health, Courage Quashigah to see to it that, the Traditional Medicine Practice Council is set up before they leave office. He said when the council is established it will help weed out the quack practitioners.
Nana Obiri called on the Registrar of the Council to register practitioners according to Act 575, saying any attempts to register practitioners outside the Act will be resisted.
