Increasing the priority of mental health in Africa: Findings from qualitative research in Ghana, South Africa, Uganda and Zambia

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 357-365

  Bird, Philippa ^a   Omar, Maye ^a   Doku, Victor ^b   Lund, Crick ^c   Nsereko, James Rogers ^d   Mwanza, Jason ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b KINTAMPO HEALTH RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ghana)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d Butabika National Referral and Teaching Mental Hospital   (Uganda)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Africa; Mental health; policy process; priority setting

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; POLICY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

AFRICA; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PUBLIC POLICY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 80052079784     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czq078     Document Type: Article

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