Gede Foundation Inc

IN 2015, THE GEDE FOUNDATION DEEPENED ITS EXPERIENCE OF WORKING WITH AND THROUGH PARTNERS AND COLLABORATORS (MANY OF WHOM HAVE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS),WITH A VIEW TO ENSURING THE NATIONWIDE INTEGRATION OF MENTAL HEALTH INTO EXISTING HIV-AIDS CARE AND SUPPORT PLATFORMS. THIS INITIATIVE HAS, THE FOUNDATION BELIEVES, A WIDER RESONANCE IN TERMS OF THE WAYS IN WHICH ANY UNDERSERVED AND STIGMATIZED HEALTH BURDEN CAN BE INTEGRATED INTO EXISTING HEALTH PLATFORMS. LESSONS LEARNED CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON IDENTIFYING THE NECESSARY SKILLS, RESOURCES, KNOWLEDGE, POLICIES AND PARTNERS NEEDED TO MAKE INTEGRATION PRACTICAL, COST EFFECTIVE, AND SUSTAINABLE. GEDE HAS TAKEN THE OPPORTUNITY, IN 2015, TO CONTINUE TO BUILD THE KEY SKILLS AND PARTNERSHIP REQUIRED TO TAKE AND MAINTAIN A STRONG LEADERSHIP POSITION WITHIN MENTAL HEALTH AND HIV-AIDS IN NIGERIA.