The Osun State General Hospital, Asubiaro Òṣogbo has expressed gratitude to the sort gesture from Sage and Enamel Foundation, highlighting SANDEF’s constant help over the previous 12 months.
This is reveals by Dr Dare Rachael Folasade, Chief Consultant Psychiatrist on the state hospital whereas receiving beds and bedding from the Sage and Enamel Foundation, SANDEF led by Dr Fikayo Benson to the psychological well being division of the State Hospital on Friday.
She famous that the brand new beds would considerably enhance the consolation of long-term sufferers within the ward.
“I never anticipated this level of support. Apart from assistance with medication, this donation will benefit many patients for years to come. It is a gift we deeply appreciate,” Dr Folasade said.
She additionally conveyed her appreciation on behalf of the Permanent Secretary of the Hospital Management Board, applauding SANDEF’s efforts for making her work simpler.
“The influence of their help is obvious. Our sufferers now return with steady minds, and there was a big discount in relapse charges.
Some sufferers stay symptom-free for months because of their interventions,” she revealed.
Dr Folasade additional defined the complicated components contributing to psychological sickness, together with social, financial, and genetic influences.
She identified that whereas genetic predisposition performs a task, social and financial components are sometimes extra harmful.
“Some people could carry the inherited gene for psychological sickness however by no means expertise a breakdown if they’ve social atmosphere.
“However, in a toxic environment where finances are unstable and businesses fail, the likelihood of developing mental illness increases,” she defined.
She referenced comparative analysis research carried out over the previous decade, noting an increase in psychological sickness circumstances, which she attributed to rising consciousness of accessible psychological well being companies and worsening socio-economic circumstances.
“The number of patients I see has increased. This can be linked to greater awareness of mental health services and societal issues such as economic struggles, family dynamics, and genetic predisposition,” Dr Folasade famous.
She additionally cited the rising use of gear as a key contributor to psychological well being issues.
“Some people turn to substances for relief, not realising they are exacerbating their risk of mental illness. This, along with other factors, has led to an increase in cases,” she said.
While chatting with Newsmen, the Executive on the occasion, Director of SANDEF, Oluwafikayomi Adeyemi Benson, said that the organisation goals to be Africa’s foremost psychological well being basis catering particularly to individuals with schizophrenia and bipolar dysfunction.
He outlined SANDEF’s three-phase strategy to aiding people affected by psychological sickness.
He stated, “Phase one involves subsidising hospital bills for our subjects every week. In phase two, we adopt a subject and take care of all their medical bills, which is already ongoing at the state hospital,”
He additional elaborated on the third section, which entails choosing mentally sick people off the streets, checking them right into a psychological well being hospital, masking their medical bills, guaranteeing they obtain therapy, and finally reintegrating them into society.
During the donation occasion, SANDEF supplied ten beds, ten mattresses, ten pillows, and ten bedsheets to the hospital, an initiative Benson described as a vital step in increasing the capability of the hospital’s psychological well being division.
“Today’s donation allows the hospital to admit more patients, which brings us closer to realising the third phase of our programme,” Benson added.
He additionally counseled the Osun State Government for allowing SANDEF to function throughout the State Hospital, emphasising the necessity for elevated governmental consideration to psychological well being points.
“Everyone has some form of mental health challenge they are managing. It is a common misconception that only people on the streets suffer from mental illness. Our plea is for the government to prioritise mental health because the stories we encounter weekly are heartbreaking,” Benson urged.
Benson additionally recognised Adeniyi Adediran, an Ede-born, US-based IT knowledgeable, as a co-sponsor of the donation, acknowledging his partnership with SANDEF in making the initiative potential.
The donation occasion concluded with renewed requires improved psychological well being insurance policies, elevated funding, and broader societal consciousness to handle the rising psychological well being disaster in Osun State and Nigeria at massive.
