Declaration on mental health in Africa: moving to implementation

• Main Authors: Abdallah S. Daar (Author), Marian Jacobs (Author), Stig Wall (Author), Johann Groenewald (Author), Julian Eaton (Author), Vikram Patel (Author), Palmira dos Santos (Author), Ashraf Kagee (Author), Anik Gevers (Author), Charlene Sunkel (Author), Gail Andrews (Author), Ingrid Daniels (Author), David Ndetei (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Urgent action is needed to address mental health issues globally. In Africa, where mental health disorders account for a huge burden of disease and disability, and where in general less than 1% of the already small health budgets are spent on these disorders, the need for action is acute and urgent....