"The Ghana Health Service is watching. Everyone is watching." – Prof. Isaac Ayensu charges new medical herbalists at yesterday's induction in Accra. Trained scientifically. Now professionals. The Ghana Health Service and the nation watch. 🇬🇭🌿
☘️🚨🚨INDUCTION DAY: New Medical Herbalists Join Ghana's Healthcare System
A proud moment today at the British Council Auditorium in Accra as the Traditional Medicine Practice Council (TMPC) inducted a new cohort of medical herbalists into professional practice.
🚨☘️🇬🇭 JUST IN: New cohort of medical herbalists inducted today in Accra.
The 7th Medical Herbalist Induction Ceremony, themed "Advancing Primary Healthcare Through Research-Driven Herbal Medicine Integration," held at British Council Auditorium.
7th Medical Herbalist Induction Ceremony takes place TOMORROW in Accra.
📍 British Council Auditorium
⏰ 8:00 am | Thursday, June 11
Theme: "Advancing Primary Healthcare Through Research-Driven Herbal Medicine Integration"
From Kaneshie to Kejetia, from trotro stations to office junctions, the ritual is the same: steaming rice, hot banku, spicy shito, all neatly tied in polythene bags. We call it “rubber”. Vendors love it — GH₵0.05, light, ties tight. Buyers accept it — food stays hot.
But
what if that GH₵0.05 “rubber” is the most expensive thing on your plate? When heat meets plastic, chemistry happens. One plate of hot rice in a rubber will not send you to the Emergency. But eat it twice daily for 20 years, and you’ve built a chemical load.
The next time steam
rises from your banku, ask the vendor one question: “Mama, do you have a leaf or foil?” If millions of Ghanaians ask that question daily, Ghana will change within months — for our bodies, our drains, and the Ghana our children will inherit.
More Here👇👇
rafamall.com/stop-using-plas…
Medical practitioner Maxwell Antwi has cautioned men against ignoring changes in their urine and general health, noting that prostate cancer often develops silently and may only become noticeable when it has reached an advanced stage.
He urged men, especially those aged 40
The Traditional Medicine Practice Council (TMPC) of the Ministry of Health will hold the 7th Medical Herbalist Induction Ceremony on Thursday, June 11, 2026, at the British Council Auditorium in Accra.
The event, scheduled to begin at 8:00 am, is themed
“Advancing Primary Healthcare Through Research-Driven Herbal Medicine Integration.”
According to a statement from the council, the induction ceremony will formally admit a new cohort of trained medical herbalists into professional practice. The ceremony also serves as a platform
In many communities, people living with epilepsy have been isolated, ridiculed, and wrongly labeled as victims of curses or evil spirits.
Yet in the quiet village of Akwadum near Koforidua, Ghana, one traditional herbal practitioner is attracting attention with a bold claim,
“that his herbal treatments have helped people suffering from epilepsy regain control of their lives without surgery.”
His name is Opanin Kofi Budu.
Advocates of traditional medicine believe collaboration between researchers, universities, medical institutions, and practitioners
Researchers at North-West University (NWU) are studying the anti-cancer properties of Lessertia frutescens, commonly known as "cancer bush", as preliminary lab results unveil its potential against various cancer types including the notoriously hard-to-treat small-cell lung cancer
and colorectal cancer.
Prof. Chrisna Gouws, a research professor in the Centre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences, leads the team exploring this promising avenue. "Lessertia frutescens has shown significant anticancer activity against several different cancer types