[ 2012-05-29 ]

Koforidua Hospital to prescribe herbal medication from June 4
The Koforidua Regional Hospital would start the
prescription of herbal medicine to patients who
prefer it to orthodox medicine with effect from
June 4.

Patients who prefer herbal medication would go
through the normal procedure of the hospital and
after their vital information is taken, would be
directed to the herbal centre to continue with the
consultation.

Speaking to the Ghana News Agency in Koforidua
Tuesday, Mr Philip Lartey, of the Herbal Clinic of
the hospital, said currently, the National Health
Insurance Scheme (NHIS), did not cover herbal
drugs.

He said patients registered with the NHIS who
preferred herbal medicine, would have to pay for
the herbal drugs because the scheme covers
consultation and laboratory investigations.

Mr Lartey appealed to patients to access herbal
medicine at the hospitals because the
prescriptions are based on well researched
investigations.

The Medical Director of the Koforidua Regional
Hospital, Dr Daniel Asare, said the drugs, which
would be used at the herbal centre of the
hospital, had been tried and tested by the Foods
and Drugs Board and Mampong-Akuapem Centre for
Research into Plant Medicine.

Source - GNA

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