14,000 women to benefit from healthcare support system
Published:
1 month ago
Source:
Ghanaian Times
A total of 14,000 women, including postpartum mothers, and girls living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and tuberculosis, are expected to benefit from healthcare support system under a three-year mental health initiative. The targeted beneficiaries between the ages of 15 and 49, comprises 7,800 pregnant women and girls, and 6,200 postpartum mothers from 28 communities and 14 districts in seven regions across the country. Mr Peter Badimak Yaro, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Basic Needs Ghana, a mental health advocacy organisation, announced this at a meeting to discuss the implementation of the project, in Accra, yesterday. He said the seven regions were selected because they recorded high number of vulnerable groups with mental health issues and living with HIV and TB. The CEO mentioned that the beneficiaries were from the Northern, North East, Savannah, Upper East, Upper West, Bono, and Greater Accra regions.