Ghana Set To Introduce E-Pharmacy Before End of 2021 – Vice President
Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has disclosed that Ghana is set to become the first country in sub- Saharan Africa to have a national scale E-pharmacy and one of only a few countries in the world with a national scale E- pharmacy.
This, he said, would involve the digitization of pharmacies across the country and enable consumers to have access to a wider scale of pharmacies in their quest to purchase medicines while giving regulators to confirm the authenticity of drugs being purchased.
Delivering a public lecture on Ghana’s digital economy, at the Ashesi University on Tuesday, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia stated that the Pharmacy Council in collaboration with the private sector has therefore been challenged to digitize the operations of pharmacies in Ghana.
“Basically, the digital E-Pharmacy platform will offer the opportunity to everyone through a mobile phone to upload your prescriptions and find out which pharmacies near you have the drugs. Secondly, you can compare the prices for the same drug offered by different pharmacies, so that you can buy from the lowest priced pharmacies.”
He explained that the project, which will be launched before the year ends, is being piloted with 45 pharmacies.
The Vice President noted that the public will be able to order and pay for the drugs through mobile money or GhQR (Scan and Pay).
“The medicines will then be delivered to customers at home through courier service,” he added.
Source: myjoyonline
