The challenges
Gaps in evidence and a lack of disaggregated data risks leading to ill-informed servicedelivery and gaps in health policies and provisioning,...
Through the inception phase of our programme, we learned that traditional andreligious leaders were key in shaping community attitudes towards disability andmental...
The challenges
Approximately 10% of Ghanaians have a mental health condition or psychosocial,intellectual, or cognitive disability. The Ghanaian mental health system has beenappraised...
The challenges
The inception of our programme coincided with the emergence of the COVID-19pandemic and we had concerns around the potentially disproportionate impact...
The challenges
Mental health care is under-resourced at national level in Ghana and is often poorlyunderstood at the community level. Lack of education...
The challenges
Productivity loss from moderate or severe psychological distress is estimated tobe about 7% of Ghana’s GDP. Psychological distress is also strongly...
The challenges
Low- and middle-income countries have limited resources to support mental healthservices. Our research found that 85-98% of people experiencing mental healthconditions...
Why this is important
Insufficient financing limits disability and mental health service provision in Ghana.Funding from aid and philanthropy is short-term and driven...
BasicNeeds-Ghana is a mental health and development advocacy organisation that implements and promotes initiatives to transform the lives of people with mental illness or epilepsy by providing access to integrated mental health care, social and economic services in the communities of Ghana.
In the process, we empower individuals and their families and involve communities and partner with government and other organisations to influence public opinion and policy and enable people with mental illness or epilepsy to live and work successfully in their community.