Pantang Hospital partners Rotary Club of Accra East to conduct a Mental Health Screening in Abume, Akosmbo
The Rotary Club of Accra-East on the 5th of August 2023, invited Pantang Hospital to the Abume, Akosombo Joint Health screening Project.
This event was organised by the Rotary, Rotaract, Lion and Leo Clubs in Ghana.
The project prioritised several medical specialties, prominent of which was Mental Health screening.
The day began with a mental health sensitisation talk followed by various screening activities.
The target population was the Abume community as well as the club members who were present.
A total population of one thousand people participated in the talk session and over 70 persons with mental health conditions were screened.
The president of the Rotary Club of Accra-East, Rotarian President Serge Sourou Oga, declared the support of the club for mental health promotion. He explained that, making provision for mental health screening at the community level was the first of its kind and was going to be replicated in future health projects.