Announcing the full operationalization of the initiative on his Facebook page after a successful six-month pilot, Dr. Bawumia, who spearheaded e-pharmacy with stakeholders in the pharmaceutical industry, expressed his excitement about the convenience it will bring to Ghanaians as well. a boost is expected for the pharmaceutical industry.
The e-pharmacy platform adds to the many digitization initiatives that have been successfully implemented in the past six years under the NPP government.
Key among them are the digital national identification system (Ghanacard), the national digital property address system, mobile money interoperability, universal QR Codes as well as the digitization of government services at the port, registrar general, DVLA, passport applications and more.
In the health sector, the e-pharmacy platform is adding to the successful medical drone delivery service that delivers essential medicines in real time via drone to remote areas of the country.
Below is the full Facebook post of Dr. Bawumia:
In 2019, I challenge the Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana to take steps to ensure that Pharmaceutical services are digitized through the introduction of a national scale e-pharmacy platform.
The Pharmacy Council took the responsibility (with coordination from my office) and I am honored to launch the Ghana National Electronic Pharmacy Platform (GNEPP) in July 2022. After, a successful pilot, I am happy that today, GNEPP is alive and Ghana is the first country in Africa and one of the few countries in the world with an operational national-scale e-pharmacy platform.
With GNEPP, after registering with Ghanacard, any prescription can be uploaded to the platform via mobile via https://www.gnepplatform.com/ (or via USSD code). You can find a pharmacy near you that has medicines and compare the prices of medicines in different pharmacies. Using your mobile phone, you can order the medicine, pay for it, and have it delivered to your home via a digital address or pick it up. You can also be sure that the medicine is not counterfeit because the GNEPP platform is integrated with the FDA platform.
With the National Electronic Pharmacy Platform, Ghana will be part of the new pharmaceutical digital economy to boost pharmaceutical sales and generate revenue. GNEPP will also result in less “Wahala” for Ghanaians in the pharmacy space.
Thank you to the Minister of Health, Pharmacy Council, Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana, NHIA, FDA, Medical and Dental Council, HeFRA, Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana, Allied Health Professions Council, and private sector partners for their leadership in making this possible for Ghana. It’s a major feat. Come on!
God bless our country Ghana.