Influencing key policy decision makers to develop policies and legislations that address the needs and rights of people with mental illness and their primary careers. The Mental Health Society of Ghana, played host to the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Mr Juan E. Méndez,…
The Mental Health Society of Ghana (MEHSOG) is working in partnershipv with BasicNeeds Ghana to implement the project "Support Government of Ghana to build a national Mental Health System that effectively and efficiently respond to the mental health needs of the population", funded by…
The Secretariat has carried out advocacy training programmes for representatives of the various self help groups to empower them. Basic Needs has over the year before the birth of MEHSOG provided several of such trainings and refresher courses. This year,…
Today, the Executive Secretary of MEHSOG, Humphrey Kofie, will meet with Juan Mendez, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture. Mr Mendez will be in Ghana until the 14 November. This is his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa. Mendez says:…
COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AFTER A TWO DAY 2nd ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE MENTAL HEALTH SOCIETY OF GHANA (MEHSOG) HELD IN BOLGATANGA, 21ST – 22ND OCTOBER 2010 We the participants of this 2nd Annual General Meeting organised by BasicNeeds Ghana, Mental…
As part of the Mental Health Society of Ghana’s policy engagements with policy makers and duty bearers, the National Executives of the Mental Health Society of Ghana made up of the Executive Secretary – Mr Humphrey Kofie, the National Vice…
Recently, a maiden meeting was organized for a selected Civil Society Organisations in the Central Region who in one way or the other have interest in mental health and development to form an alliance in the Central region. As part…
The Mental Health Society of Ghana (MEHSOG) in partnership with BasicNeeds Ghana (BNGh) is implementing a project, titled “Support Government of Ghana to build a National Mental Health System that effectively and efficiently respond to the mental health needs of…
