The leadership of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana (PSGH), led by its President, Dr. Paul Owusu Donkor, has held a high-level engagement with the Minister for Health, Hon. Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, to discuss critical issues affecting the pharmacy profession and pharmaceutical healthcare delivery in Ghana.

Among the major issues discussed were financial clearance for pharmacy housemanship, recruitment of pharmacists into the public sector, integration of community pharmacies into the Free Primary Healthcare (fPHC) initiative, pharmacy regulatory policies and support for local pharmaceutical manufacturing.

During the engagement, the Minister provided updates on the various issues raised by the PSGH delegation and offered assurances of the Ministry’s commitment to addressing outstanding challenges confronting the pharmacy profession and the broader pharmaceutical sector. He highlighted ongoing government interventions and policy initiatives aimed at strengthening healthcare delivery, improving access to essential pharmaceutical services and creating an enabling environment for the profession to contribute meaningfully to national healthcare development.

The PSGH delegation included Vice President Pharm. Peter Gyamfi; Executive Member Dr. (Pharm.) Lucia Addae; Executive Secretary Rev. Dr. (Pharm.) Dennis Sena Awitty; CPPA Chairperson Dr. (Pharm.) Therestella Obosu Tei-Kwabla; and ECPG Chairman Pharm. Reginald Sekyi-Brown. The Minister was joined by senior Ministry officials, including the Director of Human Resources, Frederick Mensah-Acheampong; Acting Director of Pharmaceutical Services, Pharm. Saviour Yevutsey; Public Relations Officer, Tony Goodman; and Ministerial Advisor, Dr. Kwame Sarpong Asiedu.