TUESDAY JUNE 30 2015
Today, Gede's Managing Director, Mr John Minto, held a meeting with King's College Researcher, Dr Rosie Mayston which focused on discussing ways in which both organisations might work together in future to deepen the work the Foundation currently undertaking vis-a-vis assessing the prevalence of depression, alcohol use and suicidality among a large sample of people living with HIV-AIDS in Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria. Discussions focused, in particular, on ways in which a natural 'next step' could include an assessment of the impact of (for example) depression coupled with a practical and scaleable way in which screening, treatment and referral can be integrated into the busy working lives of health care workers such as HIV-AIDS Adherence Counsellors. Watch this space as Gede and King's continue this dialogue aimed at blunting the significant impact of common mental disorders on people living with HIV-AIDS in Nigeria and, in time, further afield