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African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines
African Ethnomedicines Network
ISSN: 0189-6016
Vol. 7, No. 1, 2010, pp. 85-87
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Bioline Code: tc10012
Full paper language: English
Document type: Special Article
Document available free of charge
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African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines, Vol. 7, No. 1, 2010, pp. 85-87
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Assesssing herbal medical practitioners in professional qualifying examination in Ghana, a model
Adusi-Poku, Yaw; Okine, Laud K. N.; Hlortsi-Akakpo, F. K.; Fleischer, Theophilus C.; Mensah, M. L. K.; Arhin, Peter; Agyemfra, George; Dabra VI, Togbega & Mensah, E. N.
Abstract
About 70% of Ghanaians depend on Alternative health practice for their primary health care needs. Hence, there is the need to streamline and regulate these practices. Graduates from the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (K.N.U.S.T), Kumasi-Ghana were assessed by the Professional Qualifying Examination Board of the Traditional Medicine Practice Council (TMPC), Ghana, after two years of internship training. A model of assessment took into consideration, the scope of the university training, internship and the primary health care needs of the society.
Keywords
Practitioner, Model, Professional Qualifying Exams, Herbal Medicine
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