Addition of mental health to the lady health worker curriculum in Pakistan: now or never

• Main Authors: Fauziah Rabbani (Author), Samina Akhtar (Author), Javeria Nafis (Author), Shahid Khan (Author), Sameen Siddiqi (Author), Zul Merali (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract The technical advisory group of the World Health Organization (Geneva, Switzerland) has suggested person-centered and community-based mental health services in response to the long-term and far-reaching mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Task shifting is a pragmatic approach to...