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The Role of Frontline Health Workers in the Integration of Mental Health into Primary Health Care; BasicNeeds-Ghana Trains Health Workers to Integrate Mental Health into HIV, TB & SRH

More than 100 family health workers in the Ashaiman Municipality have been equipped with skills to integrate mental health and psychosocial support...

BasicNeeds-Ghana launches Tizaa Bohima project to combat child labour and kayayei risks through school-based visual campaigns

Each year, thousands of adolescent girls from the Northern part of Ghana migrate alone to urbancenters in search of work, often ending...

From rejection to recovery: Ageyure’s journey with Basicneeds Ghana

“My family saw me as a problem and did not ever want to associate with me.” These were the painful words of...

From Isolation to Empowerment: Grace Atagra’s Journey of Hope

Grace Atagra, a 37-year-old mother from Gambibgo in the Bolgatanga East District of the Upper East Region, used to live in constant...

From despair to hope: Hilda Azusiyine’s journey of resilience and renewal

Hilda Azusiyine, a 28-year-old woman from Gambibgo in the Upper East Region, once faced a harsh reality that forced her to abandon...

Comfort Amaltinga’s journey: Finding strength and support through mental health care

“It hasn’t been easy living with a mental health condition. At one point, I felt the world was cruel to me, and...

Improving Maternal and Child Health for the Most Vulnerable Women in Ghana

In Ghana, a country where mental health care remains inaccessible for a majority of the population, the intersection of mental health and...

CSOs in Mental Health Calls for Urgent Action on Mental Health at Purple Month Launch

Accra, Ghana - As Ghana ushers in this year’s Purple Month campaign under the theme “Mental Well-being: My Voice Matters,” Civil Society...

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...

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