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Suicide deaths under-reported in Ghana – Psychiatric Hospital

Ghana may be capturing less than 10 per cent of estimated suicide deaths, Dr Kwadwo Marfo Obeng, Medical Director of Accra Psychiatric Hospital, has said. The post Suicide deaths under-reported in Ghana – Psychiatric Hospital appeared first on Ghana Business News .

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