Lack of Mental, Epileptic Drugs Hit Health Facilities; No Supply For Over A Yr

Mental and epileptic patients in the Northern Region requiring medical care have shunned health facilities due to the absence of psychotropic medicines. Epilepsy, per statistics from the Ghana Health Service, accounts for about 65 per cent of health cases reported at the various health facilities in the region. According to the Northern Regional Mental Health … Read more

Vote For Mental Health. One Region, One Psychiatric Hospital. One District, One Psychiatrist

The euphoria, enthusiasm and joy with which the passage of the Mental Health Act (Act 846) came with, somewhere in March 2012 have evaporated into thin air like morning dew beyond the immediate cognisance of the mind. The ambience of excitement on the 2nd of March 2012 is a dream never fulfilled and the hope … Read more