La Journée Mondiale de la Santé Mentale 2022 a été une occasion pour le Centre de Santé Mentale Dalal Xel Fatick de mettre encore une fois de plus le bien-être des personnes au cœur de son action. Dans la dynamique de « Faire de la santé mentale pour tous une priorité mondiale », le Centre de Fatick a célébré cette journée en accentuant ses services communautaires. Le lundi 10 marquant officiellement la journée a été une occasion pour offrir des soins gratuits à quelques patients (5) venus au Centre et le jeudi 13, la Structure a fêté la journée avec diverses activités. Sous la présence de certaines autorités (Mairie, Médecin chef de la région médical, le District), le Directeur Fr. Léopold FAYE a rappelé l’importance d’une bonne prise en charge de la maladie mentale et les difficultés rencontrées par le Centre. A sa suite, le Dr NAYAK a profité de cette journée aussi pour nous faire un exposé sur les concepts de la santé mentale. Sa communication a été suivie par des questions et des témoignages des patients et des accompagnants. Dans une ambiance bon enfant et fraternel, le personnel, les invités, les accompagnants et les patients ont partagé un bon repas et la journée a été clôturée par une messe président par Abbé Théo Waly DIOUF curé de la Paroisse Saint Jean Baptiste de Niakhar.

On the 24th August 2022, at the Interprovincial Novitiate of St Richard Pampurri for Africa, witnessed 12 novices making their first profession after they successfully completed the two years mandatory period. Present to receive their vows were the 4 Provincial Superiors, Br Donatus Forkan from West European Province, Br Paul-Marie from French Province, Br Hugues A. from St Richard Pampurri Province and Br Paulinus Toh Kisam from St Augustine Province of Africa. The newly professed Brothers are going to their respective homes for holiday and later continue to Kenya for two years spirituality at Tangaza University.

A committee of 8 members was charge to review the strategic plan of the Province. They started work on the 15th September, 2022 at the Provincial Curia at Accra. The process was plan to continue till 22nd September 2022.

The St. John of God hospital in Amrahia has successfully trained 49 women and seen to their graduation through their women empowerment programme.

The initiative, which begun in 2018, aims at changing the face of poverty and improving the lives of women in various communities by helping them gain occupational skills such as beads making, soap making, fascinator designing and entrepreneurial skills.

The programme, which is in its fourth phase, employs the use of nurses going into communities to recruit women who would be interested in joining the programme which is free of charge. The women are given free lunch during the six-month duration of their training and after completion, are also given seed capital from the hospital to start their own businesses.

Speaking at the event, the originator of the programme, Brother Bartholomew Kamara pressed on the importance of society to create programmes that aid less privileged women in society. He stated, “We saw single mothers suffering in raising their children and managing broken homes because of the daily challenges that befall hardworking women like ours. Due to the rise of unemployment and other factors, we have put the programme in place so that we hope will change the scenario of their lives.”

He reiterated that such initiatives can contribute to ending the cycle of poverty in many communities in the country.

The event saw to the graduation of 49 women with all of them receiving certificates in their specialized skills. They were also rewarded with tools they would need to start their own businesses in the future.

An Infection Prevention Control (IPC) training programme is being held at the St. John of God Hospital facility in Amrahia from the 17th to 24th March 2021. The programme is being sponsored by Juan Cuidad and the Provincial Curia.
The aim of the programme is to teach staff in the hospital how to practice some preventive measures put up by the World Health Organization (WHO) against the Covid-19 pandemic. Target participants include doctors, physician assistants, nurses, midwives, laboratory persons, and other support staff of the hospital.
Although the Covax AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine has been administered to eligible staff in the hospital, preventive measures still need to be encouraged in order to prevent the contraction of Covid-19. As the say goes prevention is better than cure.
Training for other hospitals such as Saint John of God Clinic Oseikojokrom and Saint John of God Hospital Sefwi-Asafo will begin soon after the training in Amrahia is completed.