DR CAESAR HERBAL CENTRE SHUT DOWN OVER LICENCE BREACH IN KUMASI
Ghana's Traditional Medicine Practice Council has shut down the Dr Caesar Herbal Centre in Kumasi for allegedly operating without a valid license for about three years. The enforcement exercise was carried out with personnel from the Ashanti Regional Police Service.
KUMASI, Ghana's Traditional Medicine Practice Council has shut down the Dr Caesar Herbal Centre in Kumasi over what the regulator says is a prolonged failure to maintain a valid operating license.
The enforcement exercise was carried out on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, by officials of the Traditional Medicine Practice Council, with support from personnel of the Ashanti Regional Police Service.
According to the Council, the herbal center had been operating for about three years without renewing its license.
TMPC officials said the situation breached requirements under the Traditional Medicine Practice Act, 2000, Act 575, which provides the regulatory framework for traditional medicine practitioners and facilities in Ghana.
Divine Adzraku, Regulatory Officer of the TMPC in the Ashanti Region, said the center was closed as part of the Council's wider enforcement efforts to ensure traditional medicine facilities comply with licensing requirements.
Under Ghanaian law, premises used for traditional medicine practice are required to obtain the necessary license before operating.
The TMPC is responsible for registering practitioners, licensing facilities and monitoring traditional medicine practices to ensure compliance with established standards.
The regulator's licensing process requires applicants to meet a range of conditions, including providing information about their premises, practitioners and services before approval is granted.
The closure of Dr Caesar Herbal Centre comes as the Council intensifies efforts to improve regulatory compliance across Ghana's traditional and herbal medicine industry.
Recent figures from the regulator have highlighted the scale of the challenge.
Earlier in September, TMPC Registrar Dr Yakubu Tobor Yusuf disclosed that fewer than 15 percent of Ghana's more than 100,000 traditional medicine practitioners were registered in the Council's database.
The regulator has been expanding its regional and district operations while encouraging practitioners to regularize their status.
Tuesday's enforcement operation also involved another herbal medicine facility in Kumasi.
The TMPC said the owner of Asempa Herbal Centre at Adum PZ had been invited by police to assist with investigations after allegedly reopening the facility following an earlier closure by authorities.
According to the Council, the facility had allegedly been forced open and operations resumed without the necessary authorization.
The allegation involving Asempa Herbal Centre remains subject to investigation.
The TMPC has warned practitioners and operators of herbal medicine facilities to follow the appropriate registration and licensing procedures to avoid regulatory sanctions.
The regulator says its enforcement activities are intended to ensure that traditional medicine services across the country operate within Ghana's legal and regulatory framework.
For consumers, the latest action also brings renewed attention to the importance of checking whether herbal and traditional medicine facilities are properly licensed before obtaining treatment or services.
The Dr Caesar Herbal Centre remains closed following Tuesday's enforcement action, with the Council citing the absence of a valid licence as the reason for the shutdown.
