Peter Badimak Yaro

Peter Badimak Yaro

SMART Africa Implementation Partner and Advisory Board Member, Executive Director of Basic Needs-Ghana

Peter Yaro is a development specialist with a wealth of experience in project development and management, financial management, advocacy, monitoring, and evaluation. He has led several mental health interventions for women, men, girls, and boys particularly for those living in resource-limited settings in Ghana. In addition, Mr. Yaro engages local and national level policy makers in Ghana to develop mental health policies and services that are pro-poor and inclusive to strengthen and scale up mental health services and integrate them into the general health care system.