{"id":25210,"date":"2026-01-15T14:46:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T14:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/25210\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T14:46:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T14:46:07","slug":"health-minister-directs-population-based-pharmacy-licensing-to-boost-access","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/25210\/","title":{"rendered":"Health minister directs population-based pharmacy licensing to boost access"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/NewsArchive\/Health-minister-directs-population-based-pharmacy-licensing-to-boost-access-2017417?gallery=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/34953987.295.jpg\" alt=\"Kwabena Mintah Akandoh is the Minister of Health\" title=\"Kwabena Mintah Akandoh is the Minister of Health\" width=\"295\" height=\"182\" \/> <\/a>Kwabena Mintah Akandoh is the Minister of Health<\/p>\n<p id=\"article-123\">As part of Ghana\u2019s drive toward Universal Health Coverage (UHC), the Minister for Health, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/people\/person.php?ID=2956\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kwabena Mintah Akandoh<\/a>, has instructed the Pharmacy Council to revise the criteria for awarding pharmacy licenses, shifting from a distance-based system to a population-based approach.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a two-day Expanded Stakeholders Retreat, the Minister explained that the previous licensing method, which prioritised the proximity of pharmacies to each other, no longer meets the country\u2019s healthcare needs.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, licenses will now be allocated based on population size, ensuring equitable access to medicines across communities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis new approach will better align pharmacy distribution with population needs, particularly in underserved areas, and strengthen Ghana\u2019s efforts to make healthcare accessible to all,\u201d Akandoh said.<\/p>\n<p>The policy change is expected to improve nationwide pharmacy coverage, enhance access to essential medicines, and support Ghana\u2019s broader goal of achieving UHC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kwabena Mintah Akandoh is the Minister of Health As part of Ghana\u2019s drive toward Universal Health Coverage (UHC),&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":25211,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[79],"class_list":{"0":"post-25210","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ghana","8":"tag-ghana"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25210","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25210"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25210\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25210"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}