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Thursday, June 21, 2012

Mental Health in Kenya

Long time everyone! Let's get this rolling again!

Here's a clip which gives you a picture of mental healthcare in Kenya:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IT3bfymB_7I&feature=relmfu

Less than 1% of the budget from the Ministry of Health in Kenya is allocated towards mental health, yet the WHO estimates that roughly 15% of global burden of disease is attributable to mental illness.