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Regional News from Tuesday, June 4, 2019
Source: GNA
2019-06-04
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Mr. Joseph Yere, Bono Regional Mental Health Coordinator, Bono East and Ahafo, called on the country's Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to support the treatment and rehabilitation process for people with mental disorders .
He observed that mental illness remained a burden to society, that treatment and rehabilitation were very expensive, hence the need for MDAs to support patients with drugs and to help them carry out social activities. – sustainable economics for their lives to make sense.
In an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) on the sidelines of an update and dissemination meeting in Sunyani, Yere said the number of cases of mental illness continued to rise with 672 cases reported this year in the three regions.
MIHOSO International, in collaboration with BasicNeeds Ghana, a health-oriented non-governmental organization, organized the meeting, which aimed to seek resources for the provision of quality mental health care.
District and municipal mental health coordinators and health service directors attended the meeting, which was part of a project entitled "Accessible and Quality Mental Health for People with Alzheimer's Disease." poor and marginalized mental disorders, "implemented in the three regions by NGOs with the support of Star Ghana Foundation.
Yere said the lack of drugs was affecting recovery processes for many mental health patients who could not afford to buy, claiming that if patients on medication failed to complete treatment, their condition s & # 39; worsen.
He congratulated MIHOSO and BasicNeeds for their support to the rehabilitation of a large number of patients and called on the MMDAs to help them too.
Mr. Fred Nantogmah, BasicNeeds Ghana's Manager of Knowledge and Communication, said the government remains the main contributor to the promotion of quality mental health care, but regrets that funding from the central government is not paid.
He added that in addition to employing mental health workers, the government was responsible for providing medical supplies and medications, building employee capacity and helping to improve the lot. patients.
Mr. Nantogmah appealed to the Ghana Health Service to prioritize mental health treatment and ensure that mental health units are in place and adequately resourced in all facilities. public health to be able to take care of patients.
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