The Traditional Medicine Practice Council (TMPC) has ordered the closure of Nana Boakye Herbal Centre in the Theme Metropolis after discovering significant regulatory breaches and sanctioned several other facilities for similar compliance failures. The action was taken as part of a routine enforcement exercise conducted by the Council’s Compliance, Inspection and Enforcement Unit.
Officials said inspections uncovered that Nana Boakye Herbal Centre was operating with a licence that had been expired for about eight years and that the facility employed two workers who were not registered with the Council. Both circumstances were found to be in violation of the Traditional Medicine Practice Act, 2000 (Act 575), which sets out licensing and professional requirements for practitioners and facilities.
The closure followed enforcement steps under the Act designed to ensure that traditional medicine facilities operate within established regulatory frameworks. Council officials emphasised that enforcement is intended to uphold safety and build public confidence in traditional and alternative medicine practice rather than to penalise practitioners.
During the same exercise, other inspected facilities were found in varying degrees of compliance. Oduma Herbal Boutique employed an unregistered worker, and Ancient Herbal was found to be operating with an expired licence. Both of these establishments were allowed to continue operations only after beginning the necessary registration or renewal processes. Mallam Abdullah, That Day Herbal and MH Organic Shop were inspected and found to be compliant with licensing and registration requirements and remained open without sanction.
In speaking about the enforcement action, the Head of Compliance, Inspection and Enforcement at TMPC, Michael Lawson, urged practitioners to ensure that their licences are current and that all staff are duly registered. Mr Lawson said the Council will continue regular inspections across metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies to protect members of the public from unregulated practice.