Psychiatrists seek home-grown research to tackle Africa’s mental health crisis

File photo: University College Hospital, Ibadan.
File photo: University College Hospital, Ibadan. Photo: Hizick27 / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

… Say Nigeria’s Mental Health Act needs action, not just legislationBy Chioma Obinna Nigeria and other African countries must invest in home-grown mental health research and translate…

… Say Nigeria’s Mental Health Act needs action, not just legislationBy Chioma Obinna Nigeria and other African countries must invest in home-grown mental health research and translate policies into action to improve care for millions of people facing mental health challenges, psychiatrists have said. The experts warned that Africa’s low contribution to global mental…

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