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Entrepreneur calls for
implementation of ECOWAS Trade protocols
Koforidua, July 28, Ghanadot/GNA - Mr Charles Ocran,
Managing Director of Intravenous Infusions, a pharmaceutical
company in Ghana, has called for the implementation of
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) protocols
relating to trade.
He said the implementation of the protocol was necessary to
enable private industries and entrepreneurs to trade with
countries in the sub-region without any barrier or
difficulty.
Mr Ocran who was speaking to a team of Journalists, who
visited his company as part of Ghana Journalists Association
(GJA) Business advocacy project, said despite the existence
of ECOWAS protocol that encouraged trading among member
states, Nigeria still ran a policy that prohibits
pharmaceutical imports from Ghana.
“This policy is a major challenge to pharmaceutical
companies in Ghana as far as trade and business is concerned
considering the large market opportunity that Nigeria
offers”.
Intravenous Infusions, a private owned enterprise
established in 1970, manufactures intravenous fluids. It is
one of the oldest pharmaceutical companies in West Africa.
Mr Ocran said his company was embarking on a five
million-dollar expansion programme over a five-year period
to meet the huge demands of its products, following the
implementation of the National Health Insurance Scheme which
had increased hospital attendance.
The team later visited some small scale enterprises,
including dressmaking and tailoring shops, carpentry works,
and wine and soap manufacturing.
GNA
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