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Coronavirus: Basic Needs Ghana, CSOs support persons living with mental health and epilepsy

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Basic Needs Ghana, a mental health and development advocacy NGO has donated food items, toiletries and immune boosters worth fifty thousand cedis (GHC50,000) to 110 persons living with mental health and epilepsy conditions and their caregivers in Accra.

This is to support them mitigate the negative impact of COVID-19 on their food and nutrition needs.

The one hundred and ten persons who benefited from the support were drawn from six communities in the Greater Accra Region. These include Pokuase, Mayera, Dedeiman, Teshie and Nungua.

The donation by Basic Needs Ghana was made possible by support from the Ghana Civil Society Platform on Sustainable Development Goals, (CSO PLATFORM on SDG’S).

The Executive Secretary of the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition, Beauty Emefa Nartey who also represents the CSO’s platform on SDGs said this is phase one of the many interventions to complement governments efforts to help persons living with Mental health conditions during this period.

“The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to negatively affect people and persons with Mental health conditions are one of the most vulnerable groups to feel the impact” she said.

She emphasized that these persons for one reason or the other find it difficult to afford basic food items and medicines for their treatment. Due to this, they fall on organisations who support them with such basic needs.

It is against this backdrop that Basic Needs Ghana and the CSO’s platform on SDG’s took the initiative to channel support to such persons during this COVID-19 period.

Ibrahim Musah who is the community-based ground Advisor at Basic Needs Ghana called for more support for persons living with mental health conditions.

He reminded the public to continue to abide by the health and safety measures to help prevent the virus.

“Wash your hands with soap under running water, use hand sanitizer regularly, use face mask all the time and keep a social distance from others,” he said.

The beneficiaries of the support expressed their gratitude to the two organisations describing it as a timely intervention.

Basic Needs Ghana is also making similar donations in some communities in the northern region.

Story By: Yvonne Atilego

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