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Ghanaians
urged to patronise services of pharmacies
Accra, July 17, Ghanadot/GNA - Ghanaians have
been urged to patronise the services of pharmacies and
licensed chemical sellers in their local communities for
their health problems to avoid the influx of patients at the
clinics and hospitals.
"Pharmacists support the use of pharmacies for blood
pressure checks, weight reduction programmes, cholesterol
management and blood sugar monitoring.
“Pharmacists are the only health professionals available for
all people all the time without appointment or direct
charges for consultation.”
Dr. Alex Dodoo, President of the Pharmaceutical Society of
Ghana (PSG), said this at the launch this year’s Annual
General Meeting of the Society, which would be held in
Tamale on August 13-17 under the theme; "Role of Pharmacy in
Enhancing Access to Regenerative Health and Nutrition.”
He said the time had come for Ghanaians to consider every
single pharmacy in the country as a local health centre and
urged them to make maximum use of them to ensure the
attainment of the country's health goals.
Dr Dodoo noted that the Society subscribed to the Ministry
of Health's emphasis on regenerative health and nutrition
and believed it would contribute to the improvement of the
health of the people.
"We believe that exercise is medicine and we know that rest
is indeed medicine. Appropriate water intake and adequate
well-balanced diet are all things pharmacists believe in and
have been preaching for generations," he added.
GNA
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