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MENTAL HEALTH IN AFRICA - Royal African Society

(7 days ago) WEBDALYs) and 19% of all disability (YLDs) in Africa, yet the mental health workforce in Africa is lower than in any other WHO region, at a median rate of 0.9 per 100,000 …

https://royalafricansociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/RAS_Mental-Health-in-Africa-Report.pdf

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Accessing Mental Health Services in Africa: Current state, efforts

(3 days ago) WEBThe Current Situation of Mental Health Services In Africa. The current look of Africa's mental health is gloomy, and despite tries, the situation has not changed. …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9387063/

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Reversing suicide, mental health crisis in Africa - WHO

(5 days ago) WEBIn August 2022, African health ministers gathering for the Seventy-second session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa—the region’s flagship health …

https://www.afro.who.int/news/reversing-suicide-mental-health-crisis-africa

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Mental Health WHO Regional Office for Africa

(2 days ago) WEBThe impact of COVID-19 on mental, neurological and substance use services: results of a rapid assessment in the African Region. The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified mental …

https://www.afro.who.int/health-topics/mental-health

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Reimagining global mental health in Africa BMJ Global Health

(8 days ago) WEBThe state of mental health care in Africa. MH continues to be a neglected public health issue in Africa.10 According to the World Mental Health Atlas, some countries in Africa …

https://gh.bmj.com/content/8/9/e013232

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Barriers to Treatment as a Hindrance to Health and Wellbeing

(Just Now) WEBThe COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the prevalence of mental illness on a global scale with estimates ranging from 25 to 50% for people experiencing mental …

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11469-021-00726-5

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Reversing suicide, mental health crisis in Africa Africa Renewal

(Just Now) WEBOctober 2022. 6 October 2022. By: WHO. Reversing suicide, mental health crisis in Africa. World Health Organization (WHO) today launched a campaign to raise awareness and …

https://www.un.org/africarenewal/magazine/october-2022/reversing-suicide-mental-health-crisis-africa

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Africa turns to telemedicine to close mental health gap

(3 days ago) WEBIn May, 2020, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention issued guidance for mental health and psychosocial support during the COVID-19 pandemic.Similar to …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/landig/article/PIIS2589-7500(20)30252-1/fulltext

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Scaling up public mental health care in Sub-Saharan Africa: …

(3 days ago) WEBHIV and mental health in Sub-Saharan Africa: shared goals, divergent paths. HIV plays an important role in the public health of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). In …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8607303/

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Mental health interventions for adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa: …

(3 days ago) WEBThe most recent systematic review of studies from Sub-Saharan African countries encompassing a total population of 97 616 adolescents found the following …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9429610/

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Transforming Mental Health Care in Africa: Challenges, …

(7 days ago) WEB20 Africa Health July 2023 Mental HealthFeature Feature Innovations in African Mental Health Care Innovations in mental health care in Africa have been pivotal in …

https://africa-health.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/AH-July-19.pdf

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Nigeria’s new law shines spotlight on mental health care in Africa

(Just Now) WEBMetrics. Nigeria’s new mental health act establishes human rights protections for patients and promotes community-based care, offering a roadmap for …

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-023-02536-9

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Why Africa needs to start focusing on the neglected issue of …

(8 days ago) WEBThe “treatment gap” – the proportion of people with mental illness who don’t get treatment – ranges from 75% in South Africa to more than 90% in Ethiopia and …

https://theconversation.com/why-africa-needs-to-start-focusing-on-the-neglected-issue-of-mental-health-91406

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4 facts you didn't know about mental health in Africa

(8 days ago) WEBListen to the article. • Demand for mental health services is increasing in Africa, particularly among vulnerable populations like women. • Most African …

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/08/4-facts-mental-health-africa/

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From darkness to light: Barriers and facilitators to mental health

(2 days ago) WEBSouth Africa is a low and middle income country, faced by challenges, such as poverty, limited resources, inequality, obstacles in access to mental healthcare, a …

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0020764020981126

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Mental health in Africa: The need for a new approach

(9 days ago) WEBInnovations, many pioneered in Africa, are making mental health treatment more possible and affordable, but more needs to be done. Joshua lives in Sierra Leone. …

https://africanarguments.org/2019/12/mental-health-in-africa-the-need-for-a-new-approach/

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Full article: Closing the mental health treatment gap in South …

(7 days ago) WEBMental, neurological, and substance use (MNS) disorders accounted for 10% of the global burden of disease (GBD) in 2010 (Citation 1), yet on average, mental …

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3402/gha.v7.23431

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Sociocultural contexts of mental illness experience among Africans

(3 days ago) WEBHence, the context of mental illness experience should be a key consideration in the provision of culturally appropriate interventions. Historically, scant …

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/13634615211029055

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SA’s 92% mental health treatment gap UCT News

(1 days ago) WEBThe current situation. South Africa spends 5% of the total health budget on mental health services. This is in line with the lower end of international benchmarks of …

https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2019-10-10-sas-92-mental-health-treatment-gap

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The epidemiology of psychiatric disorders in Africa: a scoping review

(3 days ago) WEBThis scoping review of population-based epidemiological studies was done to provide background information on the prevalences and distribution of psychiatric disorders in …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9113063/

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Celebrate, remember and reframe: the therapy sessions healing …

(Just Now) WEBWith fewer than one psychologist for every 100,000 people, mental health support at state clinics focuses on the most acute conditions. “If we talk about day-to …

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/may/14/south-africa-women-mental-health-phola-trauma-therapy-healing-counselling

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South Africa's National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: Why it is - BBC

(6 days ago) WEBThe DA says it will institute legal action in a bid to stop the scheme being implemented. It says it stands for universal health care, but the NHI will "destroy South …

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1030v3p1r8o

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Rethinking Bipolar Treatment: Dietary Interventions

(6 days ago) WEBStanford Medicine’s Metabolic Psychiatry Clinic announced the peer-reviewed results of the first U.S.-based clinical pilot trial of a ketogenic diet for serious mental …

https://www.psychologytoday.com/za/blog/connecting-neurons/202405/rethinking-bipolar-treatment-dietary-interventions

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Netcare reports surge in mental health care - PressReader

(3 days ago) WEBNetcare, which currently owns 14 mental health hospitals with 1,007 beds, said paid patient days rose 7% in the half-year to March with the new Netcare Akeso …

https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/sunday-times-1107/20240526/282501483753919

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Okomfour Kwadee Still Not Well, He Needs Help- Family - MSN

(2 days ago) WEBThe family of renowned hiplife musician Jerry Anaba, better known as Okomfour Kwadee is begging the public to support him with financial assistance in his ongoing battle with …

https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/other/okomfour-kwadee-still-not-well-he-needs-help-family/ar-BB1mRWfB

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Accessing Mental Health Services in Africa: Current state, efforts

(7 days ago) WEBThe Current Situation of Mental Health Services In Africa. The current look of Africa's mental health is gloomy, and despite tries, the situation has not changed. …

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2049080122011815

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Sparking innovation in global health systems Page 7 News

(6 days ago) WEBExperts at the Health Systems Innovation Lab want to help countries around the world transform how they provide care. and changes in precipitation affect mental …

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/featured_categories/2024/page/7/

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