Rosalynn Carter, former First Lady of the United States during Jimmy Carter's term of office, passed away in the United States on November 19th. Rosalynn Carter and her husband were the founders of The Carter Center, an international non-profit NGO that works in the field of...
The Mental Health Unit of the Benedict Menni Health Center in Monrovia will treat Liberian women who suffer or have suffered mental illness or substance use disorders referred by Médecins Sans Frontières. Under a Memorandum of Agreement signed yesterday by Sisters Hospitallers and Médecins Sans Frontières,...
This year's Mental Health Day was celebrated on 10 October under the slogan "Mental health is a universal human right", which emphasised the need for affordable, accessible and quality health care for people suffering from mental illness. To mark the occasion, the Unit organized a week...
Mary's Meals, an international NGO that fights child hunger in 18 underprivileged countries, including Liberia, has been awarded the 2023 Princess of Asturias Award for Concord. Mary's Meals provides meals to nearly 2.5 million children every day, and it does so in schools, which has a...
September 21st is World´s Alzheimer´s Day. To raise awareness on this disease, let´s see some popular misconceptions ons this illness. ...
September 21st is World´s Alzheimer´s Day. To raise awareness on this disease, let´s see some signs that can help prevent this illness. ...
The month of August has brought us a slightly higher number of new patients than usual. Five women have been admitted to our Mental Health Unit to begin treatment, to which we have added two women who had already been with us and who have...
The Government of Liberia, through the National Steering Committee for the Youth-at-Risk Program, has launched a rehabilitation program for youngsters with drug abuse disorders, in which 105 young people from Monrovia —88 males and 17 females— have voluntarily registered. The young people have been admitted to...
Music therapy session has been the all time favorite of the residents. This month has been even more fun as each client was asked to sing or dance their favorite song whiles the therapist played the instrument. This exercise was very entertaining and relaxing. Emanda, the...
Liberia became independent from de United States on July 26, 1847 and, for this reason, is a huge day for all the people of Liberia and it’s celebrated at every corner of the country. At the San Benito Menni Mental Health Center, we also celebrated this...
