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WHO Africa: mental health conditions affect 150 million people across the continent
A new WHO Regional Office dashboard highlights the gap between need and decentralized care across African countries.
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WHO's Regional Office for Africa launched a new mental health dashboard documenting that nearly 150 million people in Africa live with a mental health condition, with limited access to decentralized and integrated care.
The release frames mental health as a major contributor to disability across the continent and calls for substantial scale-up of community-based services.
Read the full WHO Africa release for the dashboard and country-level data.
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