Mental health capacity building in refugee primary health care settings in Sub-Saharan Africa: impact, challenges and gaps
Background.In 2015, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees started a process of mental health capacity building in refugee primary health care settings in seven countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, ultimately aiming to decrease the treatment gap of mental, neurological and substance use (MNS)...
Main Authors: | C. Echeverri, J. Le Roy, B. Worku, P. Ventevogel |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2018-01-01
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Series: | Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health |
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Online Access: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2054425118000195/type/journal_article |
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