Committed to Global Health

We are healthcare professionals who practice in pharmacy, the field of health sciences focusing on safe and effective medication use, undergo university-level education to understand the biochemical mechanisms and actions of drugs, drug uses,therapeutic roles, side effects, potential drug interactions, and monitoring parameters.

PMAG represents the interests of about 100 member companies, which have created several jobs in Ghana.

Interpretation of PMAG

An organization of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers each holding a valid license issued by the Food and Drugs Board of Ghana.

Membership

Membership of the association shall be open to every company registered in Ghana under company code 1963 and must comply with the following conditions:

a. That the company is duly registered by the Food and Drugs Board of Ghana as a pharmaceutical manufacturer.

b. Uses local manufacturing facilities for manufacture of pharmaceutical products.

c. Uphold the tenets of good manufacturing practices.

Termination of Membership

a. If the Food and Drugs Board withdraws the company’s licence to manufacture.

b. If the subscription payable to the association by such member shall remain unpaid within six months of ensuing year and after 3 notifications.

b. Uses local manufacturing facilities for manufacture of pharmaceutical products.

c. Any member whose continued membership is in direct conflict with the objectives of the association.

Readmission

Any member whose membership was terminated due to non-fulfillment of either part or all conditions in (termination of membership) but shows of having fulfilled the said condition shall be readmitted into the association

Certificate of Membership

Every member shall be issued with a certificate of membership and shall be renewed annually

Annual Subscriptions

Shall be determined from time by the governing body, which is the executive council, subject to approval by the general body

Governing Body

The governing body of the association shall be the executive council whose members shall be elected and in whom the association shall vest the management of its activities. The members shall consist of the following elected members with the exception of the immediate past President:
President
Vice President
General Secretary
Treasurer
2 ex-officio members
Immediate Past President

Terms of Office

Members of the Executive council shall be in office for a period of two years after which elections shall be held. They shall be eligible for re-election for one more term for the same position. Clause 8(terms of office) notwithstanding, at least 4 years after serving in the same position for 2 terms, a person shall be eligible for election to that same position he previously served

Executive Secretary

The Executive Council shall appoint an executive secretary who shall be responsible for day to day administration of the secretariat

Committees of Council

Council shall have the power to form any committees as it deems fit to assist in the running of the association.
The following committee however shall be standing;

Strategic Planning Committee- To plan the Association's Strategic Planning Activities geared at moving the entire association forward from one stage to another.

Advocacy Committee-

Finance Committee- To handle financial planning of the Association.

Public Relations Committee- To plan the Association's yearly public relations programs. E.g. Documentaries, press conferences, adverts, etc. to keep the association’s operations in constant view of the Ghanaian public.

Ethics Committee - To ensure that members operate ethically and do not stray into ethically incorrect activities that can tarnish the image of the Association. To receive and investigate complaints of breaches of ethics conducts by members of the association (such as one company illegally copying another products trademarks etc, and make recommendations.

(a)FINANCE

All amounts collected on behalf of the association shall be made payable to the association. The treasurer shall deposit same in such a bank and or deal with them in such a manner as may be decided by the executive council.

(b) SIGNATORY
The President and either the Treasurer or the Secretary

(c) POWERS TO ACQUIRE PROPERTY
The association may in the discharge of its functions acquire, hold, manage or dispose of any movable or immovable property by sale, mortgage or lease and may enter into contract save that all of such actions shall be subject to ratification by members of the association. In all contracts, it shall be required that it be signed and counter signed by the President and General Secretary respectively for an on behalf of the association.

(d) FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT
A financial statement of account shall be audited within three months after the end of each financial year by a recognised auditing firm appointed at an annual general meeting.

Meetings

a. The executive council shall meet at least once in every three months or be called by the president whenever he deems it advisable or upon a requisition signed by not less than 4 members of the council.

b. For the purpose of determining any matter at a meeting of the executive council, the decision of the executive council shall be the decision which is supported by a simple majority of votes of members present.

c. There shall be an annual general meeting held each year in the month of July at some time and places as the council may determine except that no annual general meeting shall be delayed beyond the end of September.

d. Notice of annual general meeting shall be circulated to all paid up members through their last known addresses and published in the news media at least five weeks before the meeting.

e. 1. An extraordinary general meeting may be convened by the president at the request of 4 members of the Executive Council, or at least 20% of members of the association, to discuss specific matters.
2. Request for such meetings shall be in writing and signed by convenor of this meeting and given to the General Secretary at least 21 days before the meeting date.
3. The General Secretary after satisfying himself that the above conditions have been met, shall within 7 days from date of receipt of the notice, notify all members of the date and venue and agenda of the extraordinary meeting.

f. At all meetings of the Executive Council, Extraordinary and Annual General Meetings, the president shall preside, in his absence the vice president, in the absence of both, council shall elect one of its members present to be chairperson.

g. All matters to be decided at all meetings in the above shall be by simple majority of members present and voting. In case of equating of votes, the chairman shall have a casting vote.

h. At all general meetings, the quorum shall be 30% of total paid up members of the Association.

i. The quorum of any meeting of the Executive Council shall be 4 members.

Common Seal

a. The executive council shall meet at least once in every three months or be called by the president whenever he deems it advisable or upon a requisition signed by not less than 4 members of the council.

Motto

The motto of the association shall be Quality, Availability, Affordability (Quaaf).

Power For Amendment

The constitution may be amended in any way by the vote passed by only 2/3 of members present and voting at annual general meeting, provided that such an amendment has been circulated to all members 21 days before the annual general meeting by the General – Secretary.

Consequential Provision

Notwithstanding any provision in this constitution, the Executive Council may make any bye-laws and regulations so as to give effect to any provision of this Constitution.