The Kintampo Project offers two training programmes for mental health workers in Ghana:

Medical Assistant Psychiatry 

In Ghana a Medical Assistant Psychiatry (MAP) is a specialist 'Medical Assistant' (MA). Medical Assistants have a high level of responsibility which includes making diagnoses and prescribing medication. Find out more...

Lawson, a MAP student, at Pantang Hospital

Community Mental Health Officer 

The Community Mental Health Officer (CMHO) is a specialist Community Health Officer (CHO).

In Ghana, Community Health Officers live and work in rural areas at community level. They work in a system called CHPS (pronounced ‘chips’ with a silent ‘i’) – Community Based Health Planning and Services. This is important as CHPS is a successful system of community care. In CHPS, Community Health Officers and community members are actively engaged as partners in the delivery of primary health care and family planning services. The goal of CHPS is to mobilize community residents and resources to increase coverage, improve responsiveness and deliver more equitable and cost-effective health care to Ghana's rural residents. Find out more...

A CMHO student at KRHTS