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The Government would play its part in ensuring that traditional medicine supports the goal of achieving universal health coverage.

Mr. Alexander Kwodwo Kom Abban, a Deputy Minister of Health, said this at a lecture, in Accra, to mark 20 years of Traditional Medicine Development in the country.

He stated: “the general population are patronizing traditional medicine. They are trading traditional medicine and they are talking traditional medicine.

"The role of traditional medicine in the health service delivery of our people cannot be overemphasized”.

Mr Abban noted that within 20 years, Ghana had met all the requirements and standards set by the World Health Organisation for traditional medicine.

Ghana has also formed a council that regulates traditional medicine practice; has institutions of higher learning with curricula on traditional medicine; research institutions into plant medicine and a formidable association of traditional medicine practitioners.

Mr Abban noted that though there were still some challenges in the sector, the practice of traditional medicine had kept improving.

He expressed the hope that the lecture would serve as a platform to stimulate ideas that would further promote its growth.