Responding to health emergencies
The challenges
The inception of our programme coincided with the emergence of the COVID-19pandemic and we had concerns around the potentially disproportionate impact...
Volunteers – people power to support mental health
The challenges
Mental health care is under-resourced at national level in Ghana and is often poorlyunderstood at the community level. Lack of education...
Making a case for investment in mental health
The challenges
Productivity loss from moderate or severe psychological distress is estimated tobe about 7% of Ghana’s GDP. Psychological distress is also strongly...
Coordinating resources so more people receive mental health treatment
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...
Achieving sustainability of programme goals
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...
Promoting Climate Resilient Organic Vegetable farming and small ruminants rearing among persons with mental health conditions and their primary caregivers and vulnerable widows in Northern Ghana
This is an eighteen-month (August 2023 – July 2025) project, funded by the UNDP Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator (UNDP-AFCIA) supporting dry...
NIHR Global Health Research Group on Homeless People with severe mental illness in Africa (HOPE)
HOPE is a research project funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The project "Improving outcomes for people...
STATEMENT OF BasicNeeds-GHANA ON THE LAUNCH AND DISSEMINATION OF THE MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH SITUATIONAL REPORT FOR GHANA
BasicNeeds-Ghana, with all humility, prides itself as the trailblazer of maternal mental health matters in Ghana. With its pioneering ‘New Initiatives in...
Civil Society engagement on the state of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Ghana. WACI HEALTH IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BASIC NEEDS GHANA.
The Civil Society Engagement Mechanism for UHC2030 (CSEM) in collaboration with BASIC NEEDS GHANA has organised a UHC consultation with stakeholders to...
BasicNeeds-Ghana is 20 Years Today! Hurraaaayyyyyy!
BasicNeeds Ghana , a mental health and development advocacy non-governmental organisation is 20 years today. The Organisation was set-up and registered with...