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Imposition of Restrictions Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic (No. 2) Instrument, 2020

Ghana, Ministry of Health

The president imposed restrictions and addressed the nation on the effect of the restrictions that had been put in place to curtail the spread of COVID19 in Ghana. He announced additional restrictions to contain and halt the spread of the virus within Ghana, especially in Accra, Tema, Kasoa and Kumasi, which have been identified by the Ghana Health Service as hotspots of the infections in March 2020.

Ghana 2020 Health

National Medicines Policy

Ghana, Ministry of Health

This document is the third edition of the National Medicines Policy. The overall goal of the policy is to ensure universal, equitable and sustainable access to priority, efficacious and safe medicines and other health technologies of acceptable quality for all people living in Ghana and promote their responsible use by healthcare providers and consumers.

Ghana 2017 Health

Imposition of Restrictions Act, 2020

Ghana, Ministry of Health

An Act to provide for the imposition of restrictions in accordance with paragraphs(c), (d) and (e) of clause (4) of article 21 of the Constitution, and for related matters.

Ghana 2020 Health

Ghana Covid-19 Emergency Response On Vaccines Second Additional Financing (P176485): Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP)

Ghana, Ministry of Health

This Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP) sets out material measures and actions to be carried out or caused to be carried out by the Government of Ghana, including the timeframes of the actions and measures, institutional, staffing, training, monitoring and reporting arrangements, grievance management and the environmental and social assessments and instruments to implement the Ghana COVID-19 Emergency Preparedness and Response Project and to enable affordable and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines and effective vaccine deployment in Ghana.

Ghana 2021 Health

Food and Drugs Act (1992)

Ghana, Ministry of Health

An Act to regulate the safe and healthy sale of food, drugs and other related matters.

Ghana 1992 Health

Breastfeeding Promotion Regulations

Ghana, Ministry of Health

The Breastfeeding Promotion Regulation prohibits the sale, promotion and distribution of free samples of designated products to health care personnel and health care facilities. The document defines designated products as: “infant and follow-up formula, feeding bottle, teat, pacifiers, and any product that is marketed as suitable for feeding infants up to six months of age”. The regulation also prohibits manufacturers of designated products from sponsoring the attendance of health personnels to a conference. Manufacturers of non-designated products, however, can distribute educational materials on feeding infants and the young once the materials have been screened and approved by the Food and Drugs Board.

Ghana 2000 Health

Under Five Child Health Policy (2007-2015)

Ghana, Ministry of Health

A policy that seeks to care for the mother and child from prenatal care through pregnancy up until neonatal and early childhood care. The aim is to reduce the under-five child mortality rate to 40/1000 live births by 2015.

Ghana 2007 Health

Centre for Scientific Research into Plant Medicine Act

Ghana, Ministry of Environment, Science Technology and Innovation

The act establishes the Centre for Scientific Research into Plant Medicine with the functions to conduct research related to improvement of plant medicine, ensure purity of drugs from plant extract, and establish botanical gardens for medicinal plants, among others.

Ghana 1975 Health

Traditional Medicine Practice Act

Ghana, Ministry of Environment, Science Technology and Innovation

The act establishes a council responsible for regulating the practice of traditional medicine in Ghana, including licensing, establishment of standards of practice, code of ethics, and sale.

Ghana 2000 Health