Report on a Day’s Training Programme for Practitioners, Manufacturers Of Herbal Products And Traders Of Medicinal Plant Materials-Department of Herbal Medicine, Knust
The Department of Herbal Medicine, KNUST, in association with Universal Plant Medicine and Traditional Healers’ Association (UPMTHA), Ashanti Region, organised a day’s training programmed on the theme “Improving Herbal Products Quality and Patient Referral Procedures”. The aim of the programme is to train herbal medicine practitioners and manufacturers to understand the application of basic scientific methods, tools, and guidelines that can make a significant contribution to better access to quality, safe and effective medicines coupled with proper referral of patients to seek specialised care when the need be. The training programme was held on June 14, 2022, in the Faculty of Pharmacy Conference room.
Speaking at the training to welcome the practitioners, the Dean of The Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (FPPS), KNUST, Prof. Berko Panyin Anto said it is estimated that the present size of the global market for traditional medicines has gone up tremendously due to the present trends. He explained that in Ghana with opportunities in the traditional medicine industry, there is a need for unity among practitioners due to the enormous development of natural medicine products for experts’ promotion.
