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New post added at Mental health in Africa: Slow but steady progress?by Catherine Rushworth Consultancy Africa Intelligence (Pty) Ltd, 27 November 2014 Read online at: consultancyafrica/index.php? option=com_content&view=article&id=1733:mental-health-in-africa-slow-but-steady- progress&catid=61:hiv-aids-discussion-papers&Itemid=268 Mental health is frequently overlooked as a health policy priority, with 64% of countries in Africa having no, or wholly inadequate, mental health legislation. This paper explores what defines mental health across cultural boundaries, what progress has been made within mental health in Africa and where future directions may lie. This discussion focuses on the collective of diagnosable mental health disorders, as opposed to issues of general wellbeing by accepting the framework and discourse of the collective.hesp-news.org/2014/12/03/mental-health-in-africa-slow-but-steady-progress/
Posted on: Wed, 03 Dec 2014 10:04:04 +0000

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