The Traditional Medicine Practice Council (TMPC) has ordered the closure of Nana Boakye Herbal Centre in the Tema Metropolis and imposed sanctions on other facilities found to be in breach of regulatory requirements.

The action followed a compliance and enforcement exercise carried out by the Council’s Compliance, Inspection and Enforcement (CIE) Unit, aimed at protecting public health and ensuring adherence to the Traditional Medicine Practice Act, 2000 (Act 575).

During the inspection, officials discovered that Nana Boakye Herbal Centre had been operating with an expired licence for eight years and had engaged two unregistered workers. As a result, the facility was shut down for violating both licensing and professional standards.

Other facilities inspected included Oduma Herbal Boutique and Ancient Herbal. Oduma Herbal Boutique was cited for employing an unregistered staff member, while Ancient Herbal was operating with an expired licence. Both facilities were allowed to resume operations after promptly beginning the registration and licence renewal processes.

The enforcement team also visited Mallam Abdullah, That Day Herbal, and MH Organic Shop, all of which were found to be fully compliant with the Council’s licensing and staff registration requirements.

Speaking to the media, the Head of Compliance, Inspection and Enforcement, Michael Lawson, stressed that the Council’s actions were not meant to punish operators but to enforce standards and strengthen public confidence in traditional and alternative medicine.

He advised practitioners to ensure that their facility licences remain valid and that all personnel are properly registered, adding that the Council will sustain routine inspections to curb unregulated practices.

“Enforcement actions are not punitive, but intended to uphold standards and build public confidence in traditional and alternative medicine practice,” he said.

Mr. Lawson also urged members of the public to seek services only from licensed facilities and to report suspected illegal operations, noting that similar enforcement exercises will soon be rolled out across other metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies.