The global burden of disease due to mental disorders continues to rise, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). In addition to causing a large proportion of morbidity, mental disorders – especially severe mental disorders (SMD) – are linked with poorer health outcomes and increase...d mortality. SMD are defined as a group of conditions that include moderate to severe depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. People with SMD have a two to three times higher average mortality compared to the general population, which translates to a 10-20 year reduction in life expectancy. While people with SMD do have higher rates of death due to unnatural causes (accidents, homicide, or suicide) than the general population, the
majority of deaths amongst people with SMD are attributable to physical health conditions, both
non-communicable and communicable.
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CBM Primary Health Care Toolkit - Part 1 - Flipcharts (English)
Mental Health Policy and Service Guidance Package
Languages: Arabic, English, French, Chinese, Russian
BMC Health Services Research 2012, 12:352
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/12/352
A booklet on how CHWs were addressing eye health across Africa based on desk research and a survey in 23 countries
Training of Health-care Providers and Training manual Supporting material
This document provides a summary of infection control recommendations when providing direct and non-direct care to patients with suspected or confirmed Filovirus haemorrhagic fever (HF), including Ebola or Marburg haemorrhagic fevers. These recommendations are interim and will be updated when additi...onal information becomes available.
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