Declaration on mental health in Africa : moving to implementation

Autor: Charlene Sunkel, David M. Ndetei, Johann Groenewald, Marian Jacobs, Julian Eaton, Ingrid Daniels, Palmira dos Santos, Stig Wall, Anik Gevers, Abdallah S. Daar, Vikram Patel, Ashraf Kagee, Gail Andrews
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
Předmět:
Mental Health Services
medicine.medical_specialty
International Cooperation
human rights
Arbetsmedicin och miljömedicin
Nursing
Health care
UN General Assembly
Global health
medicine
Humans
WHO action plan
roadmap
Psychiatry
implementation
Africa South of the Sahara
Health policy
Mental health law
business.industry
Mental Disorders
Health Policy
Public health
lcsh:Public aspects of medicine
Public Health
Environmental and Occupational Health
International health
MENTAL HEALTH
AFRICA
GLOBAL HEALTH
lcsh:RA1-1270
Public Health
Global Health
Social Medicine and Epidemiology
Occupational Health and Environmental Health
Current Debate
Mental health
Health Planning
Folkhälsovetenskap
global hälsa
socialmedicin och epidemiologi
Health promotion
stigma
Africa
mental health
basic services
policy
post-2015 Agenda
business
Zdroj: Global Health Action, Vol 7, Iss 0, Pp 1-4 (2014)
Global Health Action
Global Health Action; Vol 7 (2014): incl Supplements
ISSN: 1654-9716
1654-9880
Popis: 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. Members of the World Health Organization, including African countries, have adopted a Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan. Africa now has an historic opportunity to improve the mental health and wellbeing of its citizens, beginning with provision of basic mental health services and development of national mental health strategic plans (roadmaps). There is need to integrate mental health into primary health care and address stigma and violations of human rights. We advocate for inclusion of mental health into the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals, and for the convening of a special UN General Assembly High Level Meeting on Mental Health within three years.Keywords: Africa; mental health; WHO action plan; roadmap; basic services; policy; implementation; stigma; human rights; post-2015 Agenda; UN General AssemblyResponsible Editor: Peter Byass, Umeå University, Sweden.(Published: 16 June 2014) Citation: Glob Health Action 2014, 7: 24589 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/gha.v7.24589Readers may join the original signatories to this declaration, by signing an online petition at http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/declaration-on-mental-health-in-africa-moving-to
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