Ghanaian appointed on global Mental Health advisory board
Mr Taylor, who is the first Ghanaian to be appointed to the Board, is expected to help improve services for people living with mental health problems worldwide.
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“I feel honoured and delighted to be a member of the Advisory Board which I'm fully committed to by playing my part to achieving the objectives of the MGMH within this tenure.
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“My appointment to the Advisory Board is the first any Ghanaian has risen to that position in the MGMH since its formation,” he told the Ghana News Agency in an interview.
Assigned Duties
Mr Taylor is expected to serve in an advisory capacity to the Principal Coordinator on the activities and management of MGMH.
He will be contributing content for the newsletter, website and social media, as well as, assist in sourcing of funding for the biannual Global Mental Health Summit.
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Mr Taylor has assured that he will work hard towards the improvement of the country's mental healthcare and persons with mental disorders.
“I'll raise up issues about our country at our meetings so that support in various forms can be accessed from other parts of world.”
“I'll get the Movement to focus attention on Ghana in cases where and when necessary to get our government to do what it takes to address all issues of mental healthcare and the rights of persons with mental disorders,” he said.
The tenure of the new Board is from 2017 to 2020.
What is the Movement for Global Mental Health
The Movement is a network of individuals and organisations that aim to improve services for people living with mental health problems and psychosocial disabilities worldwide, especially in low- and middle-income countries where effective services are often scarce.
The history of the Movement began in 2007 with a Call for Action published in the first Lancet series on global mental health.
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