In 2022, MentaPulse Africa’s founder, Manuel Koranteng, received a diagnosis that stopped him in his tracks: Type 2 Diabetes, at a stage in his career when he was dedicating every waking hour to his role as a broadcast journalist at JoyNews, one of Ghana’s most prominent media organisations.
He had been, by every professional measure, a success. But in the relentless pursuit of his career, his health had become the silent casualty. The diagnosis was not just a medical event. It was a mirror held up to a pattern he recognised in colleagues, friends, and professionals across every sector in Ghana: the quiet erosion of personal health in the service of professional achievement.
That experience became the foundation of MentaPulse Africa, an organisation built on the belief that the line between career success and personal destruction should never have to be crossed.
Our mission is to transform African workplaces into environments that actively protect and promote the mental and physical wellbeing of every employee. We pursue this through advocacy, evidence-based programming, policy engagement, and public education, building the systems, tools, and culture shifts that make lasting change possible.
We envision a continent where workplace wellbeing is embedded in organisational culture, national policy, and professional identity, where employee wellbeing is treated not as a personal weakness, but as a shared responsibility and a strategic priority.
"I built MentaPulse Africa because I nearly lost my health, and I know I am not the only professional who has. The system asks for everything. We are here to make sure it gives something back."
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MentaPulse Africa is led by a small, committed team of advocates, researchers, and communications professionals who share one conviction: that the employee wellbeing of Africa’s workforce is not a peripheral concern, it is central to the
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We are building something important, and we are looking for people who understand why. If you are passionate about employee wellbeing, public advocacy, or organisational change, we want to hear from you.
Whether you represent an organisation looking to improve employee wellbeing, a researcher interested in collaboration, or a media professional seeking expert commentary, we welcome the conversation
