Law in details

Traditional Medicine Practice Act, 2000 (Act 575)

Section 21: A non-citizen may apply to the Council through the district office of the Council within the area in which the practice is to be operated for a licence to own or operate a practice where that person(a) possesses a valid work permit issued by the Minister responsible for the Interior,(b) has evidence of being trained in the practice of traditional medicine in the country of origin,where that person was not trained in Ghana, and has been registered or licensed as apractitioner,(c) has at least five years post qualification experience in a recognised institution of relevance to traditional medicine,(d) has passed(i) an English language proficiency test where English is not the language trained in, or asimilar test in a Ghanaian language, and(ii) a professional test set by the Council, where applicable,(e) has registered with the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre, where appropriate, and(f) has fulfilled any of the conditions set out in section 18 (2) as determined by the Board andany other conditions set by the Board.

Procedures to Follow

Registration
1. An application for the registration of Herbal medicinal product shall be made in writing.
2. An application form shall be completed in accordance with the sequence of appendices dated, signed and stamped by the applicant/license holder.
3. This shall be submitted in duplicate (hard and (or) soft copy) and accompanied by:
a.  A covering letter addressed to the CEO of the Authority,
b. Samples of the product as specified in the Authority’s samples Schedule, packed in the final package ready for sale.
c.  A non-refundable fee prescribed in the Authority’s approved fees Schedule.
Registration Variation
1. An application for the variation of registration of a product prior to re-registration shall be made to the Authority. This variation shall be approved by the Authority before any importation of the product shall be made into the country.
2. The application shall be accompanied by:
a. Supporting documentation for the variation.
b. Samples reflecting the variation as specified in the Authority’s samples Schedule.
c. Non-refundable variation fee as specified in Authority’s approved fees Schedule.
Re-Registration
1. An application for the re-registration of Herbal medicinal product should be made 3 (three) months before the expiration of the registration. 2. The application shall be accompanied by:
a.  Supporting documentation for any changes since the product was last registered
b. Samples as specified in the Authority’s Sample Schedule.
c. A non-refundable application fee as specified in the Authority’s Fee Schedule....

Responsible Institution

Food And Drugs Authority

Legon, Accra
Email:info@fda.gov.gh
Website:https://www.fdaghana.gov.gh/

Relevant Forms to Download

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Fees / Charges




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