{"id":21817,"date":"2025-08-27T17:16:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T17:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=21817"},"modified":"2025-08-27T17:16:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T17:16:22","slug":"pantang-hospital50-director-calls-for-funding-support-to-boost-mental-healthcare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=21817","title":{"rendered":"Pantang Hospital@50- Director calls for Funding Support to Boost Mental Healthcare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>As Pantang Hospital launches its 50th anniversary, Director Dr. Yenusuom Maalug is sounding the alarm about the urgent need for sustainable financial support to strengthen mental health delivery nationwide. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The hospital, established in 1975 as a 500-bed facility with a Pan-African Mental Health Village in mind, has been providing critical psychiatric care to Ghanaians for decades.<\/p>\n<p><strong>History of Pantang Hospital <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Originally built to serve as a hub for mental health care in West Africa, Pantang Hospital has faced significant challenges, including inadequate funding and infrastructure decay. Despite these challenges, the hospital remains a vital institution in Ghana&#8217;s mental health landscape, offering inpatient and outpatient services, rehabilitation programs, and training for mental health professionals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Challenges Facing Pantang Hospital. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Speaking on GHONE TV monitored by EXPRESSNEWSGHANA, Dr. Maalug appealed for a special levy dedicated to mental health care to cushion the hospital and ensure better treatment for patients.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Expensive Medication<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The director is urging the government to include mental health treatment under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to make medication more accessible<\/p>\n<p><strong>Deteriorating Infrastructure<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The hospital&#8217;s infrastructure is in dire need of renovation, with internal roads in poor condition and wards requiring a facelift.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21819\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21819\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21819\" src=\"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/PANTANG-HOSPITAL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"599\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21819\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em><strong>Pantang Hospital Administration block in bad condition<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Call to Action <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Maalug is calling on the Government to introduce a special levy for mental health care andl treatment under NHIS.<\/p>\n<p>He further called for Corporate Partnership support with the hospital to provide quality mental health care.<\/p>\n<p>The Director said with the dire needs of the hospital, it was prudent members of the public donate to support the hospital&#8217;s mission.<\/p>\n<p>In a direct appeal to President John Dramani Mahama, Dr. Maalug proposed the construction of a new modern Pantang Hospital as a lasting legacy project, which would improve infrastructure and demonstrate a strong national commitment to tackling Ghana&#8217;s growing mental health challenges.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: Felix Nyaaba\/expressnewsghana.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Pantang Hospital launches its 50th anniversary, Director Dr. Yenusuom Maalug is sounding the alarm about the urgent need for sustainable financial support to strengthen [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21818,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - 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