Gloria Sarkodie Addo
April 2023
Gloria
Sarkodie Addo
,
RN
Community Mental Health and Rehabilitation
Nursing and Midwifery, Ghana Health Service
Accra
Ghana
In the face of unprecedented challenges, Gloria has shown remarkable courage, compassion, and selflessness, making a profound difference in the lives of those who are often overlooked and forgotten.
Gloria Sarkodie Addo is an inspiring and exceptional mental Health Nurse, whose dedication to improving the lives of homeless mentally disabled patients during the COVID-19 pandemic has been nothing short of heroic. In the face of unprecedented challenges, Gloria has shown remarkable courage, compassion, and selflessness, making a profound difference in the lives of those who are often overlooked and forgotten.
As a resident nurse specialist in community mental health and rehabilitation with 18 years of experience in Ghana, Gloria has dedicated her life to improving mental health, well-being, and community mental health nursing. Her passion for helping those in need led her to initiate and champion a psychosocial rehabilitation day care and counseling center at Dodowa, aimed at addressing the psychosocial needs and well-being of clients, relatives, and the community at large.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Gloria saw the plight of homeless mentally disabled patients and was determined to make a difference. She mobilized resources and volunteers and worked tirelessly in various communities in Accra-Ghana to provide vulnerable, mentally challenged patients on the streets and their homes with hand sanitizers, face masks, soap, and the care and support they needed to survive the pandemic.
Despite the many challenges they faced, Gloria and her team never wavered in their commitment to these patients, providing them with essential medical care, food, clothing, and emotional support. Gloria's heroic efforts have not gone unnoticed. Her work has been recognized nationally and internationally, with numerous awards and accolades for her compassion, dedication, and selflessness.
She was selected as the winner of the MTN Ghana Hero of Change Health Category Award in 2022. She has become a shining example of what it means to be a true hero, putting the needs of others before her own and making a profound difference in the lives of those who are often overlooked and forgotten.
In recognition of her outstanding contributions to mental health, Mrs. Gloria Sarkodie Addo received The DAISY Award, The Health Heroes Award and was inducted into the Oxygen Health African Hall of Fame.
Her dedication, courage, and compassion in the face of adversity are nothing short of remarkable, and she is an inspiration to us all. Gloria's work truly deserves to be celebrated and recognized as a shining example of what it means to be a true hero.
As a resident nurse specialist in community mental health and rehabilitation with 18 years of experience in Ghana, Gloria has dedicated her life to improving mental health, well-being, and community mental health nursing. Her passion for helping those in need led her to initiate and champion a psychosocial rehabilitation day care and counseling center at Dodowa, aimed at addressing the psychosocial needs and well-being of clients, relatives, and the community at large.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Gloria saw the plight of homeless mentally disabled patients and was determined to make a difference. She mobilized resources and volunteers and worked tirelessly in various communities in Accra-Ghana to provide vulnerable, mentally challenged patients on the streets and their homes with hand sanitizers, face masks, soap, and the care and support they needed to survive the pandemic.
Despite the many challenges they faced, Gloria and her team never wavered in their commitment to these patients, providing them with essential medical care, food, clothing, and emotional support. Gloria's heroic efforts have not gone unnoticed. Her work has been recognized nationally and internationally, with numerous awards and accolades for her compassion, dedication, and selflessness.
She was selected as the winner of the MTN Ghana Hero of Change Health Category Award in 2022. She has become a shining example of what it means to be a true hero, putting the needs of others before her own and making a profound difference in the lives of those who are often overlooked and forgotten.
In recognition of her outstanding contributions to mental health, Mrs. Gloria Sarkodie Addo received The DAISY Award, The Health Heroes Award and was inducted into the Oxygen Health African Hall of Fame.
Her dedication, courage, and compassion in the face of adversity are nothing short of remarkable, and she is an inspiration to us all. Gloria's work truly deserves to be celebrated and recognized as a shining example of what it means to be a true hero.