TMPC shuts down unlicensed herbal centres in Madina and Ashaiman
The Traditional Medicine Practice Council (TMPC) has intensified its regulatory drive with a major enforcement operation in Madina and Ashaiman, closing down several herbal and naturopathic facilities found to be operating without valid licences.
The crackdown, carried out by the Council’s Compliance and Enforcement Unit with police support, targeted both established centres and roadside vendors. Bibio Herbal Centre in Madina and My Redeemer Naturopathic Treatment Centre in Ashaiman Jericho were among the facilities shut down for expired licences. At Ashaiman Atadeka, Amuzu Herbal Centre was closed for operating with an expired licence and practitioner certificate, while K. Duah Herbal Centre was sealed for running without registration or a valid operating licence.
The operation also extended to tabletop herbal vendors, some of whom fled upon spotting the inspection team. Their products were confiscated, and warning notices pasted on their stalls instructed them to report to the TMPC to regularise their operations. In Madina, a hawker identified as Ben had his herbal products seized and was directed to obtain a hawker’s licence. He later admitted to reporters that he was unaware of the licensing requirement.
Michael Lawson, Head of the Compliance and Enforcement Unit, explained that the closures were necessary to protect the public from potentially unsafe herbal products.
“The closures were necessary to prevent public exposure to potentially unsafe herbal products, particularly from operators who had failed to renew licences or obtain the required certification,” Lawson said.
Registrar of the TMPC, Dr (MH) Yusuf Yakubu, described the exercise as part of sustained efforts to sanitise the traditional medicine sector and safeguard public health.
He stressed that while the Council continued to prioritise education and engagement with practitioners, enforcement would be applied where operators ignored regulatory requirements.
Dr Yakubu assured that inspections would remain regular across the country to ensure traditional medicine practice met standards of safety, professionalism, and accountability.
The TMPC’s latest operation highlights the growing push to regulate Ghana’s traditional medicine industry, balancing cultural practices with modern standards of health and consumer protection.
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