Nigeria has made significant advances in health policies development and legislation aimed at achieving health for all, but challenges remain for mental health services. An initiative is addressing the country’s ...
Nigeria's president Muhammadu Buhari recently signed the country mental health bill into law. Described as groundbreaking, the new law aims, among others, to improve access to mental health care and ...
Climate change poses serious risks to mental health and well-being, concludes a new WHO policy brief, launched at the Stockholm+50 conference. The Organization is therefore urging countries to include mental health support ...
At least one in seven children in sub-Saharan Africa experiences significant psychological hardship. As the world marks World Mental Health Day, UNICEF and WHO shine a light on the need ...
Fatima Mustapha a 25-year-old student from Kano state who recently recovered from COVID-19 in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is facing serious challenges of stigma amongst her friends and ...
Mental health professionals treating children and young people with suicidal feelings should refer to 'suicide' explicitly to ensure they feel listened to, according to new research. Research led by the ...
Experts have drawn attention to the rising waves of mental disorders in Nigeria, necessitating the need for serious concern and concerted efforts. According to the 2017 World Health Day Data, ...
Liberia is on course to reach its goal of expanding access to mental health care to 70 percent of the population in the next few years according to the Carter ...
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), half of all mental illness begins by the age of 14, but most cases go undetected and untreated. WHO revealed that depression is ...
Heads of state and government have committed to 13 new steps to tackle noncommunicable diseases Heads of state and government have committed to 13 new steps to tackle noncommunicable diseases ...
