A man in a wheelchair transporting himself home after a meeting at a local church at Ntumda in the Biakoye District of the Oti Region./Ghana Somubi Dwumadie
Our mental health and disability programme Ghana Somubi Dwumadie (Ghana Participation Programme) is running a series of webinars, which are running from 27 August and 10 September.
Click here to find out more and register to receive the Zoom link: Webinars — Ghana Somubi Dwumadie
Key topics in the Somubi Webinar series, include:
Background reading: From theory to practice: Putting inclusive and accessible SBC into action
Background reading: To what extent does supporting self-help groups for longer lead to more effective groups?
Background reading: Scaling up mental health services in Ghana: Preliminary evidence from district
Background reading: Access to psychotropic medicines in Ghana: Issues, strategies, and recommendations
Background reading: Pilot implementation of the Mental Health Review Tribunal in Ghana (2020-2023): Steps taken, lessons learnt and recommendations for scale-up
Background reading: How user-led and policy level approaches complement each other
Ghana Somubi Dwumadie is a four-year disability programme in Ghana, with a specific focus on mental health. This programme is funded with UK aid from the UK government. The programme is run by an Options’ led consortium, which also consists of BasicNeeds-Ghana, Kings College London, Sightsavers and Tropical Health, and focuses on four key areas: