Akandoh vows tighter port checks after GH₵20m opioid disposal

Minister of Health vows to combat opioid influx nationwide - Ghana Business News

Kwabena Mintah Akandoh (speaking to media)  – Minister of Health The government is intensifying efforts to combat the import and export of illicit drugs, Mr. Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, Minister of Health, has announced. “We are waging a war against the influx of opioids into the country,” Mr. Akandoh stated during the supervised disposal of 230 cartons of opioids at Ashaiman on Friday. The GH¢20 million worth of opioids, imported into Ghana on Marc…

Akandoh vows tighter port checks after GH₵20m opioid disposal

The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to preventing Ghana from becoming a transit hub for opioid trafficking. He highlighted ongoing efforts to tighten regulations and enhance monitoring to curb illicit drug shipments through the country’s ports. Speaking after the safe disposal of approximately GH₵20 million worth of seized opioids […] The post Akandoh vows tighter port checks after GH₵20m op…

Specialists in Europe have observed a slight decline in heroin use and an increase in synthetic opioids such as fentanyl. In the USA, fentanyl is involved in a large part of drug-related deaths. In Europe, there have been only isolated findings for a long time. Is an opioid epidemic as in the USA also possible in Europe? Contrary to this, there is no history of massive prescription of opioid painkillers here. Drug policy and the health system of…