Stigma and discrimination related to disability, and mental health conditions, are widespread in Ghana. They present a major barrier which prevent people with disabilities, including people with mental health conditions, from equitably accessing health and social opportunities. This briefing is a summary of a study conducted in November 2020 by Ghana Somubi Dwumadie. The overall […]
A PLHIV who took a bold decision to accept her condition, adhered to therapy and now, an entrepreneur. Grace is a 21-year-old lady who was diagnosed with HIV and initiated on ARVs during the outbreak of Covid-19. Covid-19 has been a big disruption to achieving the 95-95-95 HIV target. During the peak of the pandemic, […]
Hope for Future Generations (HFFG) a Sub-Recipient (SR) of the HIV component of the Community Systems Strengthening (CSS) intervention under the Global Fund New Funding Model III (NFMIII) grant under Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG) as Principal Recipient (PR), has held stakeholders engagement meetings with health professionals from the Volta, Oti, Ashanti, Greater Accra, […]
Participants drawn from 7 disability organisations, including two mental health groups in Greater Accra and the Western regions have benefitted from an education session on the current issues on COVID-19 and the services available to persons with disabilities and how to access those services. The session which was organised by Hope for Future Generations and […]
Background Hope for Future Generations (HFFG) in partnership with The PsyKForum has received a grant from Ghana Somubi Dwumadie to implement a three-year project on Social Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) and Stigma reduction for mental health and disability inclusion in 4 regions across the country. As part of the efforts to measure the outcome indicators, […]
Front line health workers have psychosocial needs during this COVID-19 period. Support them. Community leaders including religious leaders can also provide psychosocial support with the right capacity building Persons with disabilities including mental health conditions need psychosocial support No discrimination, No stigmatisation against frontline health workers, persons recovered from COVID-19 and persons with disabilities Toll […]
HFFG under the USAID Strengthening the Care Continuum Project advocates for ART unit for Bamiankor Health Centre Continuous and easy access to antiretroviral therapy is key to the global response to end AIDS. Bamiankor Health Centre in Nzema East District, Ghana was formally a facility that picked up antiretroviral therapy drugs (ARVs) from Axim Government […]
The Help for Helpers+ psychosocial support for frontline health workers and persons with mental disabilities is a one year project being implemented by HFFG and the PsykForum with funding from The Ghana Somubi Dwumadie. The goal of the project is to provide psychosocial support to health workers and people with lived experiences of disabilities in […]
President Nana Akufo-Addo on 31st March 2021, launched a US$238 million Global Fund grant to augment Ghana’s efforts to end HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria. The grant is to finance key interventions under the Global Fund’s New Funding Model III (NFMIII) which spans 2021 to 2023. Through its partnership with Ghana, the Global Fund has for […]
Seventy-four members of eight Community Health Management Committees (CHMC) in the Ada West and Ningo-Prampram districts in the Greater Accra region have participated in a two-day capacity strengthening workshop on primary health care. This is part of a five months project on primary health care being implemented by Hope for Future Generations (HFFG) with support […]
