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...
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...