{
  "id": 9179802,
  "title": "TMPC shuts down Dr. Caesar Herbal Centre due to licence breach",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/tmpc-shuts-down-dr-caesar-herbal-centre-due-to-licence-breach",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-22T18:55:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "3News",
    "slug": "3news",
    "url": "https://3news.com/news/tmpc-shuts-down-dr-caesar-herbal-centre-due-to-licence-breach"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Traditional Medicine Practice Council (TMPC) has disbanded the Dr. Caesar Herbal Centre in Kumasi due to operating without a valid license. Enforcements took place on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, involving officials from the TMPC and the Ashanti Regional Police Service. The council's mandate is to ensure traditional medicine practitioners and facilities adhere to the law and possess valid licenses. The facility had been in operation for approximately three years without renewing its license, a violation of the Traditional Medicine Practice Act, 2000 (Act 575). Divine Adzraku, the Regulatory Officer for the TMPC in the Ashanti Region, informed media that the Dr. Caesar Herbal Centre was shut down for operating without a valid license for about three years. This action is part of the council's enforcement drive to ensure all practitioners and facilities comply with licensing requirements. The owner of Asempa Herbal Centre at Adum PZ was invited by the police to aid investigations after allegedly reopening the facility after its closure by authorities weeks earlier. Adzraku stated that the owner allegedly forcibly opened the facility and resumed operations without the required authorization. The TMPC warns practitioners to follow proper licensing procedures to avoid penalties. The enforcement action is part of the council's efforts to ensure traditional medicine practitioners and facilities comply with the law and possess valid licenses.",
  "summary": "The enforcement exercise, carried out on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, involved officials of the TMPC and the Ashanti Regional Police Service.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}