October 10th is observed as World Mental Health Day. The annual awareness programme brings attention to mental health issues and how they affect people.
Ghana joins the rest of the world to celebrate the 2022 World Mental Health Day on the theme, ‘Making mental health and wellbeing for all a global priority.
A Mental Health nurse Mr. Yussif Mustapha in an exclusive interview with Beach Newsroom has expressed concerns that persons with mental health conditions in Ghana are experiencing many challenges in addition to their mental ill-health.
He said the sector was formerly funded by the government of Ghana but for some years now there have been no support with just few medications signed on to the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).
He, therefore, is calling on benevolent agencies to come and support the sector to help cater for people with mental disorders.
Story by: Kelvin Danso
