Many Ghanaians are living with undiagnosed mental illness. According to a situational analysis by the World Health Organization, “it is estimated that of the 21.6 million people living in Ghana, 650,000 are suffering from a severe mental disorder and a further 2,166,000 are suffering from a moderate to mild mental disorder” and the treatment gap is “98% of the total population expected to have a mental disorder”. Through interactions with the personnel of the Ghana Mental Health Authority, , It is learned that there are approximately 38 psychiatrists to serve the entire population of Ghana, tipping the ratio of psychiatrists to the Ghanaian population to a staggering 1psychiatrist per every 800,00 Ghanaians. https://globalhealth.harvard.edu/mindit-mental-health-service-story-ghana/
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were born at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development or Rio+20 which took place in Rio de Janeiro in 2012. The objective was to produce a set of universal goals that meet the urgent environmental, political, and economic challenges facing our world. The SDGs replaced the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which tackled issues through a more modern approach combining both social and human rights models to propel and achieve the objectives of this Agenda 2030
Sustainable development goal 3 talks about ensuring good health and wellbeing for all ages whether able or disabled and champion objectives regarding sexual and reproductive health services and reproductive rights for all persons with disabilities
Primary Goal
This foundation is primarily for advocacy and education on how to ensure total well-being by taking a serious look at our mental health.
For advocacy, we at Worlem Adzimah Foundation believe Ghana needs a lot of sustainable structures and processes to help achieve Agenda 2030.