The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has described the E-Pharmacy platform as a game-changer.
He made this observation when he launched the initiative in a colorful event in Accra on Wednesday, December 22, 2021.
The platform allows customers the convenience of buying prescribed medications using their mobile phones. It also allows customers to compare prices and location of medical service providers, at their convenience.
When fully operational in 2022, the E-Pharmacy programme is also expected to transform access to pharmaceutical care in the country and make Ghana one of a handful of countries with a national scale e-pharmacy in the world.
According to the Vice President the National E-Pharmacy programme forms part of the Government’s ongoing efforts to improve access to and delivery of health care to Ghanaians.
The man at the center of government’s digitalization agenda remarked that the introduction of this cutting-edge health technology should help tackle at least 4 critical concerns in the healthcare system, including reducing the unacceptably high Pharmacist to Patient ratio, improving confidentiality and privacy of patient medical records; minimising wrong self-diagnosis and self-medication, and reducing counterfeit and substandard medication.
‘‘This innovation in improving pharmacy access to our people through E-Pharmacy can be a game-changer in safeguarding the future of our youth and ensuring rational and responsible access to medicines on a scale we have not yet been able to achieve,’’ he stated.
