The core competencies for mental, neurological, and substance use disorder care in sub-Saharan Africa

Global Health Action

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Collins, Pamela Y ^a   Musisi, Seggane ^b   Frehywot, Seble ^c   Patel, Vikram ^d,e  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Uganda)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^e PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Africa; Capacity building; Core competencies; Human resources; Mental health care; Neurology; Task sharing

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; STANDARDS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84930629230     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16549880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/gha.v8.26682     Document Type: Article

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