加纳上东地区面临心理健康危机,自杀率上升,供养人严重短缺。 Ghana's Upper East Region faces a mental health crisis with rising suicides and severe provider shortages.

加纳上东区面临严重的心理健康危机,每年有2 000多例病例,只有一名精神病医生,导致严重依赖护士提供咨询,而没有适当的培训或基础设施。 The Upper East Region of Ghana faces a severe mental health crisis with over 2,000 annual cases and just one psychiatrist, leading to heavy reliance on nurses for counseling without proper training or infrastructure. 自杀死亡人数从2023年的7人上升到2024年的13人,2025年初又有7人死亡,269人企图自杀。 Suicide deaths rose from seven in 2023 to 13 in 2024, with seven more deaths and 269 attempted suicides in early 2025. 经济障碍、耻辱和缺乏精神卫生设施阻碍了治疗,迫使人们转诊到南部医院。 Financial barriers, stigma, and lack of mental health facilities hinder treatment, forcing referrals to southern hospitals. 卫生官员敦促政府建立精神病病房,扩大精神保健药物的保险覆盖面,并在2025年初全国自杀死亡人数增加40%和尝试死亡475次的情况下,改进对前线工人的培训。 Health officials are urging the government to establish a psychiatric ward, expand insurance coverage for mental health drugs, and improve training for frontline workers amid a national 40% rise in suicide deaths and 475 attempts in early 2025.