Benedict Weobong

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March 6, 2023

Benedict Weobong, University of Ghana and Irene Botchway, University of Ghana

Mental health still carries significant stigma in Ghana.

Mathari Hospital is the only psychiatric hospital in Kenya. Simon Maina/AFP via Getty Images

October 12, 2020

Benedict Weobong, University of Ghana; Crick Lund, University of Cape Town, and Justice Nonvignon, University of Ghana

The global cost of lost productivity due to depression and anxiety disorders is jarring. Around 4.7 billion days of productivity a year are lost.