There is not even one psychiatrist in the Bono East Region, making detection and treatment of mental health issues a bit challenging.
Currently the region rely on a few psychiatrist health nurses to manage mental health cases.
The Bono East Regional Director of Health Services, Dr Paulina Clara Appiah, who disclosed this to the Ghanaian Times here, said during emergencies situation mental health cases had to be referred to other facilities such as Komfo Anokye Teaching hospital and others across the country.
She was speaking on the sidelines of the 2024 Annual performance review of Bono East Regional Health Directorate at Kintampo.
