Scaling up mental healthcare in the Republic of Niger: priorities for and barriers to service improvement

Alison Hwong; Djibo Maiga Douma; Soumana Zamo; Julian Eaton ORCID logo; (2015) Scaling up mental healthcare in the Republic of Niger: priorities for and barriers to service improvement. BJPsych. International, 12 (S1). S6-S9. ISSN 2056-4740 DOI: 10.1192/s2056474000000763
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<jats:p>As part of a pilot programme to scale up community mental health services, local health centre directors, community health workers and key informants were interviewed in two neighbouring political districts of Niger. Major priorities for improving services included training staff on the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness, collaborating with traditional healers, educating the community about the origins of psychiatric illness and building infrastructure for medication delivery. Barriers to care included long distances for travel to the nearest hospital and lack of funding for home-based visits by health workers. This study was the first step in Niger's plan to implement the World Health Organization's Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) at a national level.</jats:p>


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