Implementation of the World Health Organization's QualityRights initiative in Ghana: an overview

Background Globally, human rights violations experienced by persons with psychosocial, intellectual or cognitive disabilities continue to be a concern. The World Health Organization's (WHO) QualityRights initiative presents practical remedies to address these abuses. This paper presents an over...

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Published in:	BJPsych Open
Main Authors:	Akwasi O. Osei, Caroline Amissah, Samuel Cudjoe Hanu, Priscilla E. Tawiah, Kwaku A. Brobbey, Yaw Amankwah Arthur, Joana Ansong, Sally-Ann Ohene, Leveana Gyimah, Humphrey Kofie, Daniel Taylor, Peter Badimak Yaro, Michelle Funk, Natalie Drew, Maria Francesca Moro, Mauro Giovanni Carta, Florence Kamayonza Baingana, Victus Kwaku Kpesese, Martin Orrell, Celline Cole, WHO QualityRights Ghana Team
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge University Press 2024-05-01
Subjects:	WHO QualityRights mental health human rights cognitive intellectual psychosocial disability Ghana
Online Access:	https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472424000115/type/journal_article

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