Policy directive on Suicidal Preventive Plan needed -Dr Donnir

Dr Gordon Donnir, the Head of the Department of Psychiatry Unit of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), has expressed concern about the high rate of suicide and called for a National Policy directive on the Suicidal Preventive plan.

He said such a plan was very important for mental health delivery but it was beyond the means of the health facilities.

“We need a national policy that would bring uniformity across the country and to ensure that programmes and policies are implemented efficiently at both the national, regional and community levels to help in tracking and addressing the issue.

The Senior Specialist Psychiatrist was speaking at a workshop “on the Edinburg Per-Natal Depression Screening Toolkits” for Midwives, Community Psychiatrist Nurses and Community Health Nurses organized by Basic Needs Ghana in Bolgatanga.

The event was aimed at empowering the health workers to use the  Edinburg Pre-Natal Depression Screening Toolkits which had b