22/02/2026
*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*
DATE: February 21, 2026
*UFO URGES GOVERNMENT: "RESCUE OUR VULNERABLE CITIZENS FROM THE STREETS NOW"*
The Universal Friendship Organisation (UFO) has issued an urgent appeal to the Government and health authorities, demanding the immediate removal and rehabilitation of individuals with severe mental health challenges living on the nation’s streets. Describing the current situation as a "national crisis and a humanitarian failure," the organization warns that the increasing visibility of this vulnerable population poses a direct threat to public safety and human dignity.
According to Mr. Samuel Adobah, President of UFO, recent observations by the Organisation reveal a harrowing reality across communities. Citizens living with mental health conditions are being left to fend for themselves in deplorable conditions, with reports of individuals defecating in public, consuming harmful substances, and engaging in hazardous activities such as lighting uncontrolled fires.
"We are witnessing a tragedy unfold in real-time," said Mr. Samuel Adobah, President of the Universal Friendship Organisation. "We have abandoned our most vulnerable citizens to the streets. This is not only a security risk to the public, who are exposed to unpredictable behavior and unsafe conditions, but it is a profound violation of the rights and dignity of these individuals. We cannot claim to be a peaceful society while allowing our fellow citizens to perish on the pavement."
UFO stresses that mental health is a critical public health issue requiring a collective, compassionate, and immediate response, not neglect. While acknowledging existing frameworks like the Mental Health Authority Act, UFO asserts that a failure in implementation has led to this breaking point.
The Universal Friendship Organisation urgently calls upon His Excellency the President, the Ministry of Health, the Ghana Health Service, the Mental Health Authority, all Psychiatric Hospitals, the Parliame
