Table 2.
Summary of selected country-specific mhLAP activities in Anglophone West African Countries till date
| Gambia | Ghana | Liberia | Nigeria | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Process Indicators | |||||
| Average number of engagement meetings held with policy makers per year |
9 |
3 |
14 |
9 |
14 |
| Number of policy makers and planners participating in each country’s Stakeholders Council |
20 |
3 |
4 |
16 |
5 |
|
Output Indicators | |||||
| Number of stakeholder groups involved in the Stakeholders’ Council |
18 |
14 |
5 |
16 |
35 |
| Number of members who have attended the 2 weeks leadership training course in Ibadan, Nigeria |
6 |
7 |
7 |
67 |
11 |
| Number of advocacy activity by type |
TV = 8 |
TV and radio = 8 |
Radio = 5 |
TV = 23 |
TV and radio = 16 |
| Radio = 11 |
SGM* = 5 |
School outreach = 6 |
Radio = 28 |
SGM* = 14 |
|
| Newspapers = 19 |
Workshops = 1 |
|
Newspapers = 18 |
Workshops = 2 |
|
| SGM* = 7 |
Policy meetings = 2 |
TOTAL = 11 |
SGM* = 3 |
Training seminar = 1 |
|
| Workshops = 5 |
TOTAL = 16 |
|
Mental Health Walk and Rally =1 |
AGM#= 1 |
|
| TOTAL = 50 |
|
|
Printing and distribution of information leaflets |
Conference = 1 |
|
| |
|
|
Weekly mental health community outreach |
TOTAL = 35 |
|
| |
|
|
Family support group meeting |
|
|
| |
|
|
Prison outreach |
|
|
| |
|
|
TOTAL = 73 |
|
|
| Number of engagement meetings with senior Government officials |
Minister of Health = 2 |
Minister of Health = 1 |
Director of Social welfare |
Mental Health Desk Officer, Federal |
Minister of Health = 7 |
| Director of Health = 2 |
Minister of Justice = 1 |
Probation officer, Min of Justice |
Ministry of Health = 2 |
Minister of social Welfare, Gender and |
|
| Dir, Health promotion = 3 |
Minister for Gender, Children |
Director of Mental health unit |
State Ministry of health (Lagos) = 3 |
Children’s Affairs = 7 |
|
| Director, Social Welfare = 1 |
and Social Protection = 1 |
Ministry of health and social welfare |
State Ministry of Health (Kano) = 2 |
TOTAL = 14 |
|
| Nat. Assembly = 1 |
TOTAL = 3 |
TOTAL = 8 |
TOTAL = 7 |
|
|
| TOTAL = 9 |
|
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Outcome Indicators | |||||
| Country-specific situational analysis report prepared |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Evidence of heightened awareness about the salience of improving mental health services and/or reduction in stigmatization | Plans to review the mental health legislation are ongoing | Self help groups now undertake community mobilization and advocacy programs for mental health. |
Efforts to rehabilitate the Catrine Mills rehabilitation centre. |
Rehabilitation of homeless mentally ill citizens in some states. Revised mental health policy and legislation are under review |
Mental health is now included in the Government’s 5 year vision plan (2012 – 2017). |
| Stakeholders strong participants in process of passing Mental Health Act, and now in advocating for its implementation | Mental Health Policy completed |
|
Increased number of civil society groups and NGOs are now interested in mental health |
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| Draft of mental health legislation under review |
Success of annual conference, which has a strong international attendance each year |
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| New NGOs now focus on Mental health. | Major celebration of World Mental Health Day each year | ||||
SGM* = Special Group Meeting.
AGM# = Annual General Meeting.