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In sub-Saharan Africa -- where the majority of the world's poorest countries with the least resources are found -- the burden of mental health, neurological, and substance use (MNS) disorders is especially significant.
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One suggestion is to use "task shifting," which transfers a range of medical tasks, where appropriate, from more expensive and specialized medical workers to people with shorter training and therefore a much lower cost in the health system. Many workshop participants believe this approach makes more efficient use of the human resources that are available in the health system and is one way of closing the mental health treatment gap.
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jointly hosted a workshop in Kampala, Uganda, titled Quality of Care Issues for Mental Health and Neurological Disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa. More than 150 researchers, providers, patient advocates, and policy specialists came together to discuss the current state of care for mental, neurological, and substance use disorders in sub-Saharan Africa.
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The Forum concentrates on six ar eas: nervous system disorders, mental illness and addiction, genetics of nervous system disorders, cognition and behavior, modeling and imaging, and ethical and social issues.b Specifically, the Neuroscience Forum • sponsors workshops for members and the public to discuss strate gies to resolve key challenges identified by Forum members; • educates the public, press, and policy makers; • strives to enhance understanding of research and clinical issues associated with the nervous system; and • fosters partnerships and information sharing among stakeholders. _____________________________ a See http://ugandanationalacademy.org/forum_hlthandnut.htm.
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