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The Role of Celebrities and Well Known Personalities in the Fight Against COVID-19
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The Role of Celebrities and Well Known Personalities in the Fight Against COVID-19

In absence of a tried and tested drug or vaccine for COVID-19, the Food and Drug Authority (FDA) must urgently enforce its guidelines for ‘advertisement of drugs’ in Ghana and the circulation of information by well-known personalities which has the effect of derailing the work of public health officials in Ghana.  Celebrities in Ghana in...

Legal Issues Involved in FDA Ban On Celebrities Featuring in Alcohol Adverts
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Legal Issues Involved in FDA Ban On Celebrities Featuring in Alcohol Adverts

For sometime now, a running battle has been on going between the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) on the one hand, and some personalities in the entertainment industry- especially Wendy Shay. The source of the running battle lies squarely with the Food and Drugs Authority’s “Guidelines for the Advertisement of foods (1st February 2016).” First, lets...