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| The newly inaugurated herbal hospital complex at Sowutuom |
A herbal hospital complex to provide alternative medicine in the Greater Accra Region and beyond was inaugurated at Sowutuom yesterday.
Known as the Agbeve Herbal Hospital, the10-bed facility has the capacity to handle over 500 cases daily.
The ultra-modern hospital has facilities to undertake laboratory tests and scan and provide other services. It has six units, namely: physiotherapy; nutrition; pharmacy; laboratory; scan and fitness.
According to the Chief Executive Officer of the hospital, Alhaji Mohammed Agbeve, the hospital will handle almost all diseases both acute and chronic except insanity and HIV and AIDS.
Ahalji Agbeve implored the government to formulate policies that would enable herbal practicing centres to have accreditation to provide service under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).
In addition, he proposed that banks assist to grant flexible and long term loans with low lending rate to herbal practitioners for the development and promotion of the herbal industry.
Inaugurating the facility, Mr Samuel Boateng, a Director of Health, who represented the Minister of Health, said the government would continue to promote traditional medicine in the country through public-private partnership.
He, therefore, encouraged the management of the Agbeve Herbal Hospital and other herbal medicine practitioners to collaborate in the development of traditional medicine.
That the strengthening of the herbal industry would contribute to the economic development through growth in export, import, increase employment and increase government revenues.
He said: “Over 14 export medicinal plant materials and products generated about 15 million USD annually for the country, and thereby contributing to the achievements of the Millenium Development Goals 4 and 5.”
He advised herbal medicine practitioners to abstain from unethical practices that exposed people’s lives to danger.
The Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr Clement Humado, encouraged all Ghanaians to do a lot of exercises to enhance their physical fitness. He said frequent exercises ensured proper functions of the organs of the body, especially for those whose work involved sitting at one place.
He said national productivity depended on the health of its people.
Present at the ceremony were the Ameer and Missionary-In-Charge, Ahmadiyya Muslims Mission, Ghana, the Minister for Youth and Sports, ministers, Parliamentarians, members from Muslim communities, traditional leaders, herbal medicine practitioners and others.
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