The
Ministry of Health and Social Welfare says it has enforced ban of advertisement
of tradition medicines as stated by Section (21) of the Medicines Act 2014 of
the Ministry of Health.
“This
practice violates section (21) of the Medicines Act 2014 of the Ministry of
Health which prohibits advertisement of any form of medicines and medicinal
products in The Gambia,” the ministry states in a press release.
“The
consumer protection act 2014, section 12 (regulation 1) which states
“advertisement shall conform to the rules of decency, sincerity and shall not
exploit superstition, ignorance or fear.”
‘In
consonance with these clauses, the Ministry of Health through the Traditional
Medicine program unit in collaboration with consumer protection consortium and
medicines control Agency are warning all media house and traditional healers to
desist from this malicious act of conducting Radio and Television advertisements or facilitating publicity of traditional
medicinal products forthwith.
Failure
to abide by this order will result to severe penalties for both accomplices
i.e. the traditional healers and the media houses.”
“In
the same vein, we therefore are urging all affected parties to join the
Ministry of Health in sanitising traditional medicine practice in The Gambia.”
