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I 🇬🇭 Au Ghana, seule une minorité de personnes ayant des besoins en santé mentale ont accès aux soins et aux traitements.
Le projet soutenu renforce l’intégration des services centrés sur les personnes en matière de VIH, de tuberculose, de santé sexuelle et reproductive, en mettant l’accent sur les femmes et les adolescentes les plus vulnérables.
Peter Badimak Yaro, directeur exécutif de BasicNeeds Ghana, explique le contexte, l’approche et la mise en œuvre du projet ➡️ https://linitiative.expertisefrance.fr/ameliorer-la-sante-maternelle-et-infantile-des-femmes-les-plus-vulnerables-au-ghana/

Today, we were honoured to host a delegation from Colombia, led by Dr. Geoffrey Reed, Director of the Colombia–WHO Centre for Global Mental Health, and Dr. Ohemaa Poku, Assistant Professor of Global Mental Health at Columbia University, alongside members of the International Advisory Board and researchers.

Our Executive Director, Dr. Peter Badimak Yaro, shared insights into BasicNeeds-Ghana’s integrated, community-based, and people-centered mental health and psychosocial support work in Ghana over the years. People with lived experience and District Mental Health Focal Persons from Ledzokuku and Krowor also contributed powerful perspectives on community mental health delivery.

The visit fostered meaningful dialogue, knowledge exchange, and new opportunities for collaboration, reinforcing the value of community-centered approaches and global partnerships in advancing mental health.

BasicNeeds Ghana, represented by our Programme Coordinator (Accra Office), was honoured to participate in high-impact workshops at the 4th Global Mental Health Advocacy Forum ( ) in Iloilo City, Philippines 🇵🇭.

The forum, organized by the Global Mental Health Action Network, brought together over 2000 leading minds in global mental health and grassroots advocates from across 100+ countries, with one mission: No voice left behind!

On the workshop tables and side meetings, we shared key insights into BasicNeeds-Ghana’s work and the Ghanaian context, highlighting priority areas for sustainable mental health care and investment, including a reliable supply of essential psychotropic medicines, scaling community-based mental health services, strengthening the mental health workforce, and reducing stigma through cultural and system reforms.

Our engagement deepened learning on community-based mental health, integrating mental health into Universal Health Coverage (UHC), advancing participation and leadership of people with lived experience, and strengthening youth advocacy. These sessions strengthened our global partnerships and reinforced the urgency of rights-based, community-driven mental health systems.

Our long-standing partnership with the United for Global Mental Health and the Global Mental Health Action Network helps ensure that government commitments at the international and national levels to mental health are not only stated but also implemented.



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