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should be expecting from the National Democratic Congress’ manifesto. Our second question relates to a point you made in relation to water. Water is a very key issue for women. Please give us highlights on how you will deal with the problem of water. Prof. Mills: Those of us who are old enough, Prof Kwame Gyasi, I believe that you and I are in the same age bracket, will attest to the fact that in years past, water harvesting was one of the most important things in our country. In fact, many buildings had water reservoirs. Where I grew up, we fetched water from reservoirs. We have a situation now where we have abandoned water harvesting. I think that as a national policy, especially with public buildings and public institutions, some form of water reservoir or water harvesting must be undertaken. I think that this is an important requirement. I think that it should be the responsibility of government to invest in water production facilities. Water is life, I do not support the idea that it should be in private hands. Government may decide that they want to do this in collaboration with the private sector but I think that it is the responsibility of government to provide the resources for the water facilities. The other question that you posed was in connection with an invitation you extended to the NDC. At the time I was not around but if you did I can assure you that this has been taken into consideration in the preparation of our manifesto. But let me say that I have said publicly that I want at least 40% of my cabinet to be women. Now in doing so I am not doing the women a favour, I am only acknowledging the realities on the ground. Women now are on top of everything. They have proved their worth. Those I have worked with have worked very creditability so I think that this country will be the better for it if we have women taking up this challenge. I can assure you that we in the NDC, and Atta Mills in particular, are very much interested in enhancing the fortunes of women; empowering women. So whatever representation you made to them you can be sure that they have been taken care of in our manifesto. 20
Ernest Owusu Aboagye, Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana: The Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana believes that industry is critical to increasing GDP and development. Like you said, a lot of the blueprints are there; the question is implementation. How do you hope to link trade, finance and industry? Other countries like India and South Africa have shown that if trade, finance and industry are brought to support the pharmaceutical industry we can grow our GDP. Secondly, what is your personal opinion on doctors prescribing and dispensing and then claiming under the NHIS, since we believe that this practice is contrary to best practices anywhere in the world? What is your personal opinion on that? Prof. Mills: Well I wish I belonged to the medical profession, I don’t know about their ethics of prescribing and dispensing. I don’t know their ethics but you know better than I in this regard. Yes, you were talking about the nexus. I think that it is important that in coming out with a blueprint, you have to pay particular attention to the synergies. If indeed, the pharmaceutical society is going to benefit from this kind of service, then I believe that any government should pay particular attention to this. I mean we’ve had representations from quite a number of professional bodies. I am yet to meet the Pharmaceutical Society. But it is not a question of drawing up a separate plan for them; it will be a question of making sure that you integrate whatever they want, into what is in existence, so that it will work. I believe that it is something which can work; it can be done. We don’t want ministries working in isolation; we want to make sure that we integrate the system so that we will be able to derive the best we can on the investment that we make. Alice Darkoa Asare-Allotey, President of Ghana Registered Nurses Association: Prof, an even distribution of health workers in the country is very critical for us to achieve the health related UN millennium development goal. What will you do to influence health workers to accept postings to the 21
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