Ghana - Renew Private Medical Practitioner Registration

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Procedure

Apply In-Person

1. To Renew Private Medical Practitioner Registration in Ghana, the applicant has to approach the Traditional Medicine Practice Council (TMPC) Ghana contact link
2. Address and contact details can be found in the following contact link
3. Application form can be download from the Link
4. Applicant should read carefully in the application form, after all details must be filled in the application form.
5. The applicant has to make sure he or she has all the required documents that are required for this process to be successful and they can be found under the "Required Documents" section of this page.
6. Applicant should attach photocopies of documents (whichever is necessary) along with the applicant form while submitting it at the office.
7. A fee for this procedure is has to be paid as per as authority’s request.
8. Submit the completed forms along with the supporting documents at the respective office for verification and processing.
9. This application will be processed and information will be verified by the TMPC.
10. If the verification is successful, the notification will be sent to the applicant.
11. After getting the notification from concerned authorities, applicant can visit the office to collect their renew registration certificate.
12. Generally, the processing time for this procedure takes 7 days.

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Required Documents

• Passport size photograph
• Proof of identity (if applicable)
• Record of conviction for criminal offence (if any)
• Attach certified copies
• Any other relevant information that may be required.

Office Locations & Contacts

Location: Near Attorney General, On Top of the Ministry’s Post Office.
Postal Address: P. O. Box M44, Ministry of Health,
Accra, Ghana – West Africa
TMPC Secretariat: +233 302 965 558, +233 244 187 065, +233 204 094 067, +233 542 380 981
Email: [email protected]
Contact link

Eligibility

• Any Ghanaian citizens, who want to renew as Private Medical Practitioner registration, can apply for this application.

Fees

• A fee for this procedure is has to be paid as per as authority’s request.

Validity

• This registration validity for 1 year.Applicant will be required to renew your registration every year.

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

• Generally, the processing time for this procedure takes 7 days.

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Instructions

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E.g. the state office holds birth records since January 1908.

Required Information

• Personal information
  • Last Name
  • Permanent Address
  • First Name
  • Name of Premises
  • Nationality (if applicable)
  • Registration number
  • Type of practice
• Professional development details (tick where applicable)
  • Declaration of employment details
  • Employer/business name
• Provide list of all clinical staff
  • Name of staff
  • Professional [reg.no Link]
  • Remarks/role
• Certificate statement
• Signature of applicant
• Date

Need for the Document

• This registration continues to allow engaging in business for Private Medical Practitioner in Ghana under the Act.

Information which might help

Vision
To be internationally acclaimed regulatory agency for Traditional and Alternative Medicine practices.

Mission Statement To promote, control and regulate Traditional and Alternative Medicine practices by formulation, implementation, co-ordination, monitoring and evaluation of policies and programmes and thereby contributing to the national development agenda.

Functions of the Council The key functions of the Agency include the following:

• Development and review of standards for the practice of Traditional and Alternative Medicines.
• Issuance of a certificate of registration to qualified practitioners and license premises for practice.
• Determine and enforce code of ethics for Traditional and Alternative Medicine practice in conjunction with association of Traditional Medicine Practitioners and other stakeholders recognised by the Minister of Health.
• To promote, supply, import & export of herbal.
• Approve in consultation with such educational and research institution as it may determine the curriculum for training institutions and also for continuing education in Traditional and Alternative Medicine practitioners.
• Collaborate with the appropriate Agency to establish centres for provision of Traditional Medicine care within the national health care delivery system and also for large scale cultivation of medicinal plants and for the preservation of bio-diversity.
• Support TAM practitioners on rules for the registration, advertisement, labelling and sale of approved products to the FDB.
• Ensure clients of Traditional and Alternative Medicine get value for money and perform other ancillary services as the Law requires.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

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