PSGH calls for strengthened regulatory enforcement over opioids seizure
The Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana (PSGH) has called for stronger regulations to enforce the control of drugs in and out of the country.
This comes after the customs division of the Ghana Revenue Authority GRA) intercepted a significant shipment of opioids worth GH₵20 million at the Tema Port.
A statement signed by Dr Samuel Kow Donkoh, PSGH President, and copied to the Ghana News Agency in Accra, said, “this successful operation underscored the urgent need for stronger regulatory enforcement to prevent Ghana from being used as a transit hub for illicit pharmaceuticals.”
The PSGH commended the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), the Minister of Health, Dr Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), and o...