BasicNeeds Ghana Hosts 3rd Annual HOPE Project Meeting in Ghana, as Consortium Tackles Mental Health and Homelessness
Accra, Ghana – The 3rd annual meeting of the HOPE Project opened in Accra with a call to action on the urgent...
UK-FCDO Officials Visit BasicNeeds-Ghana to Advance Inclusive Emergency response and Health Security
BasicNeeds-Ghana recently hosted officials from the United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (UK-FCDO) at its Accra office for a meeting that...
BasicNeeds Ghana Engages Self-Help Group in Mental Health and Livelihood Initiatives.
Nungua, Accra– Members of the Peace and Love Self-Help Group (SHG) have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening mental health advocacy and improving...
Executive Director for BasicNeeds-Ghana pays courtesy call on new Director General of the Ghana Health Service
The Executive Director of BasicNeeds-Ghana (BNGh), Dr. Peter Badimak Yaro, paid a courtesy call on the Director General (DG) of the Ghana...
BasicNeeds-Ghana & WHO Promotes Community-Based Mental Health & Psychosocial Support Services (Mhpss) For Flood-Affected Communities In The Volta Region
BasicNeeds-Ghana (BNGh), in partnership with the World Health Organization in Ghana (WHO),implemented a three-month community-based mental health and psychosocial supportservices (MHPSS) project...
BasicNeeds Ghana stregthens community mental health services to improve gender, youth and women mental health
In a bid to improve mental health services and promote the well-being of women and youth, BasicNeeds Ghana embarked on a project...
My Internship Experience at BasicNeeds-Ghana
Stepping out of the classroom and into the field of development work is an experience like no other. As a BSc Development...
Using evidence to drive action
The challenges
Gaps in evidence and a lack of disaggregated data risks leading to ill-informed servicedelivery and gaps in health policies and provisioning,...
The benefits of working with traditional leaders
Through the inception phase of our programme, we learned that traditional andreligious leaders were key in shaping community attitudes towards disability andmental...
Using legal frameworks to defend and protect human rights
The challenges
Approximately 10% of Ghanaians have a mental health condition or psychosocial,intellectual, or cognitive disability. The Ghanaian mental health system has beenappraised...