The minister of health has reaffirmed government’s to prioritising mental health in Ghana making it more accessible and inclusive.
Speaking at the launch of the 2025 purple month on Wednesday, 30th April, 2025 initiative by health mental Authority to advocate mental wellness, he outlines a series measures the John Dramani Mahama government will implement to improve access to improve mental health care.
Add that we will review and integrate mental health services into primary healthcare services so that care is brought closer to our communities and become routine part of health -seeking behaviour, we will commence the establishment of Morden mental health Hospital in the northern part of the country and refurbish existing facilities to ensure equality in access to care, he said
Akandoh added that the Accra and pantang psychiatric hospitals will be adequately resourced to enable them to deliver more effective and responsive services
We will adequately resource the Accra and pantang psychiatric hospital to enable them to deliver effective, responsive, and Comprehensive mental health services, we will also review the mental health Authority Act to support the expansion of training, recruitment, and retention of community mental health officers, who are vital to extendind care to underserved Areas.
Furthermore, we will establish mental health hotline to allow Ghanaians access to professional support and e counseling services at the district level he stated..
Ghana to integrate mental health into pramary healthcare- mintah Akandoh
The minister of health has reaffirmed government’s to prioritising mental health in Ghana making it more accessible and inclusive.
Speaking at the launch of the 2025 purple month on Wednesday ,30th April, 2025 initiative by health mental Authority to advocate mental wellness, he outlines a series measures the John Dramani Mahama government will implement to improve access to improve mental health care.
Add that we will review and integrate mental health services into primary healthcare services so that care is brought closer to our communities and become routine part of health -seeking behaviour, we will commence the establishment of Morden mental health Hospital in the northern part of the country and refurbish existing facilities to ensure equality in access to care, he said
Akandoh added that the Accra and pantang psychiatric hospitals will be adequately resourced to enable them to deliver more effective and responsive services
We will adequately resource the Accra and pantang psychiatric hospital to enable them to deliver effective, responsive, and Comprehensive mental health services, we will also review the mental health Authority Act to support the expansion of training, recruitment, and retention of community mental health officers, who are vital to extendind care to underserved Areas.
Furthermore, we will establish mental health hotline to allow Ghanaians access to professional support and e counseling services at the district level he stated..
Close to 13 percent of Ghanians have mental health challenges
The deputy Director head of Communication of health mental Authority Dr, Josephine stiles Darko, has disclosed that an estimated 13 percent of Ghanaians have mental healh challenges, with 3 percent experiencing sever conditions.
Speaking at the launch of purple month, an initiative by the Mental health Authority to highlight the significance of mental well-being in national development, on 30 April, 2025, she noted that these conditions significantly impact the ability to function effectively in society.
“Statistics are that about 13 % of Ghanaians do have mental health challenges.
“Mental health challenges are broad. These are conditions that affect the period’s feeling, the person’s thoughts and turn, their behavior and it also affects how the person functions in society, so it can range from mild, moderate and then to severe conditions , she stated”
Source:Mybrytfmonline.com/Emmanuel Anyigba
