Editorial
Let’s take measures to ensure safety of public’s health
Up until recently, there was an attempt of advertising for various medicines on the market, and gullible victims purchased these medicines.
Unknowingly, people take unapproved medications every day, endangering their lives for a product they should be able to trust.
It is regrettable that some media outlets do not verify the legitimacy and efficacy of particular medications before advertising them.
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has said that it will take action against the media for promoting unapproved medications.
This is due to the fact that unapproved medications put customers at risk because the FDA has not examined them to assure their safety, efficacy, or product quality.
The Spectator suggests that the FDA should not only focus attention on the media but also on individuals who parade themselves in vehicles peddling a variety of drugs that they say may treat a variety of maladies.
Even though the majority of these unapproved medicines lack labels containing information on dose or the manufacturing process, people still use them in significant amounts to treat illnesses or conditions for which they are not indicated.
However, some people assert that taking such unapproved medications may be useful in treating specific ailments. They should be aware that the lack of control renders the medications unreliable, hazardous, and a major issue that necessitates close monitoring.
Innocent victims purchase these medications, but instead of feeling better after taking them, they develop a variety of health issues that may quickly result in death.
It is not unexpected that the prevalence of chronic illnesses and fatal conditions, such as heart, liver, and renal dysfunction, has been rising recently. The FDA has a responsibility to safeguard vulnerable people from the dangers associated with these medications.
It is a truth that taking unauthorised medications can have negative effects on one’s health as well as the health of their communities, country, and the entire world.
The Spectator therefore implores the public to verify before purchasing any medication to guarantee that it is both safe and efficient for the intended use.
By Sections 100 and 114 of the Public Health Act of 2012, Act 851, and the FDA Guidelines for the Advertisement of Regulated Products any unapproved promotion of FDA-regulated products as a preventive measure or treatment for an illness, ailment, or abnormal physical state is prohibited.
According to the aforementioned standards, marketing executives of media organisations, both print and electronic, must adhere to the FDA advertising restrictions in order to avoid endangering the public’s health by promoting phony goods.
We must all take action to ensure the safety of the public’s health,
Editorial
Make Heritage Day celebration compulsory for workers
Dear Editor,
I want to use this platform to suggest that the celebration of Heritage Month is declared compulsory, especially for workers in state agencies.
It is very interesting watching broadcasters adorned in diverse traditional regalia on our screens, telling the stories of the various tribes in the country.
But away from the television sets, there is practically nothing to see in town suggesting the celebration of such an important activity.
Once in the month, we also see our school children celebrating the event by dressing to depict where they come from.
But just as was done with the Chocolate Day celebration, I wish to suggest that workers in state agencies are forced to partake in the event. Within that month, every working staff should be made to dress in African prints or ones that would show where they come from.
That, to a large extent would give people a lot of education about their ancestry and their cultural values.
I have a few friends that are Gas from the Greater Accra region but because their parents stayed in other regions and gave birth to them outside Accra, they have little or no idea about where they actually come from.
Some of these activities would go a long way to educate such people to know their real homes.
I expect the Ministry of Tourism to play an active role in the success of this exercise.
Stella Twum,
Central Region
Editorial
Make Heritage Day celebration compulsory for workers
Dear Editor,
I want to use this platform to suggest that the celebration of Heritage Month is declared compulsory, especially for workers in state agencies.
It is very interesting watching broadcasters adorned in diverse traditional regalia on our screens, telling the stories of the various tribes in the country.
But away from the television sets, there is practically nothing to see in town suggesting the celebration of such an important activity.
Once in the month, we also see our school children celebrating the event by dressing to depict where they come from.
But just as was done with the Chocolate Day celebration, I wish to suggest that workers in state agencies are forced to partake in the event. Within that month, every working staff should be made to dress in African prints or ones that would show where they come from.
That, to a large extent would give people a lot of education about their ancestry and their cultural values.
I have a few friends that are Gas from the Greater Accra region but because their parents stayed in other regions and gave birth to them outside Accra, they have little or no idea about where they actually come from.
Some of these activities would go a long way to educate such people to know their real homes.
I expect the Ministry of Tourism to play an active role in the success of this exercise.
Stella Twum,
Central Region
