Mental health issues are usually given very low priority in health service policies. Although this is changing, African countries are still confronted with so many problems caused by communicable diseases and malnutrition that they have not woken up to the impact of mental disorders. Every country m...ust formulate a mental health policy based on its own social and cultural realities. Such policies must take into account the scope of mental health problems, provide proven and affordable interventions, safeguard patients’ rights, and ensure equity.
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Donor government disbursements to combat HIV in low- and middle-income countries totaled US$8 billion in 2018, little changed from the US$8.1 billion total in 2017 and from the levels of a decade ago, finds a new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) and the Joint United Nations Programme o...n HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
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DHS Working Papers No. 112 | Zimbabwe Working Papers No. 13
Desta et al. Int J Ment Health Syst (2018) 12:38 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13033-018-0217-z
Activities during precautionary measures (age group 6-13).
During infectious disease outbreaks, children may experience distress for a variety of reasons. The collective anxiety and grief that a community experiences can impact heavily on children. Limited public knowledge of the disease may trigge...r misinformation, rumors and panic.
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Part 3 Country Profiles; Core and Optional Indicators
The Equal Rights Review Volume 9, pp.117-137
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Catholic social teaching, integral ecology and sustainable development
Further analysis of the 2011 Nepal Demographic and Health Survey
Further analysis of the 2011 Nepal Demographic and Health Survey
“Effective Altruism” — What it is, how philanthropic foundations use it and what are its risks and side-effects