Dr Ayisi Addo stated at the pre-launch event of a pragmatic national campaign focusing on HIV Self-Test (HIVST) kits at the Ghana News Agency Tema Industrial News Hub Boardroom Dialogue Platform
Credible evidence from previous epidemiologic studies has shown that chemicals in hair straighteners can increase the risk of breast and ovarian cancer.
He said as much as he respected pharmacists and traditional medicine producers, he had no moral or legal rights to recommend or administer medicine to the public.
He said the burden of undiagnosed genetic diseases, low information, and family discourse had triggered unhappiness among some Ghanaian families with the disease. Â