Ghana records about 1,500 suicide cases annually, the Nsawam Government Hospital, Mrs Peggy Decker has revealed.
That figure, he said, constituted about seven per cent loss of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) but little attention was paid to suicide cases in the country.
According to her, in every single reported case of suicide, there were four unreported case of suicide, there were four unreported cases, bring the number of unreported cases to about 6,000 annually.
Leading cause of suicide
In an interview with the Adinkra Tv health show in Accra Tuesday, Mrs Peggy said the leading cause of suicide was depression.
She, therefore, called for a repeal of Sec 57 Clause 2 of the 1960 Criminal Code of Ghana which criminalises suicide.
Other causes, he said, were previous suicide attempts, substance abuse, mental disorders, incarceration, exposure to suicidal behaviour, taking antidepressant medications and a history of being abused or witnessing continued abuse.
Source: Dailyviewgh.com | Dan Kwasi Prince
