AECI Mining Explosives West Africa has launched a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) in Ghana, reaffirming its commitment to building a workplace culture grounded in care, trust, and mental wellbeing.
The initiative, rolled out in partnership with Supreme Healthcare Management Services South Africa, provides professional and confidential psychological support to employees and their families. It marks a significant step in the company’s broader strategy to enhance productivity, safety, and holistic employee wellness.
Speaking at the launch, Managing Director of Supreme Healthcare Management Services, Patience Osekre, described the EAP as a demonstration of AECI’s commitment to valuing its people not just for their output, but for who they are.
“When employees feel seen, heard, and supported, you build more than just a workforce you build a community of care,” she said. “That sense of belonging and safety leads to stronger teamwork, better focus, and greater trust at every level of the organisation.”
She explained that the Employee Assistance Programme is a lifeline designed to help workers manage personal and work-related challenges such as stress, grief, trauma, financial strain, or family difficulties. By offering access to professional counsellors and wellbeing specialists, the EAP aims to help employees regain balance and focus before personal struggles escalate into larger problems.
Madam Osekre emphasised that in high-risk and high-pressure industries like mining, mental wellbeing directly influences safety and performance.
“While helmets, boots, and harnesses protect the body, the EAP protects the mind,” she said. “When the mind is well, focus improves, accidents reduce, and both individual and organizational performance soar.”
The programme provides confidential counselling and psychological support from licensed professionals; assistance for stress, trauma, grief, and family or financial challenges; critical incident and trauma response services for work or personal crises and wellness resources and workshops, including monthly newsletters, webinars, and resilience training
Everything shared through the EAP remains strictly confidential a principle Osekre underscored as key to trust and participation.
“The goal is support, not supervision,” she noted. “Seeking help is not a weakness but a sign of strength and responsibility.”
“People Are Our Greatest Assets”
For Hannah Heloo, Human Capital Manager of AECI Mining Explosives West Africa, the introduction of the EAP aligns perfectly with the company’s vision of enabling employees to thrive both personally and professionally.
“At AECI, we know that people are our greatest assets,” she said. “We want employees to come to work not just to show up but to be mentally stable and ready to perform.”
Madam Heloo explained that the company’s human capital strategy across the region focuses not only on performance but on enabling performance ensuring that every employee is supported to give their best.
“We can not separate the personal from the professional. People don’t leave their stress behind when they report to work. As an organisation that values people deeply, we must meet them where they are. The EAP allows us to do just that,” she added.
Her remarks reflect a broader shift in corporate culture one that recognizes mental health as essential to safety, morale, and long-term productivity.
A Culture of Care and Performance
The mining industry, often associated with intense physical demands, long hours, and remote work environments, presents unique challenges to mental health. Experts say that when workers operate under stress or emotional strain, concentration suffers increasing the risk of accidents and reducing efficiency.
By integrating mental health support into its operational systems, AECI Mining Explosives is setting a new standard for corporate wellbeing in Ghana’s industrial sector.
Supreme Healthcare’s Managing Director described the launch as more than a wellness initiative a cultural transformation that puts people at the heart of business excellence.
“This is what true corporate wellbeing looks like where business excellence and human care go hand in hand,” Osekre concluded. With the EAP, AECI is not just protecting its workforce; it is cultivating a resilient community of professionals, one where safety, empathy and and performance thrive together.