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Africa’s ‘outdated’ mental health policies in line for reform

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Africa CDC and Wellcome Trust launch programme to train leaders in evidence-based psychiatry

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has announced a new leadership programme supported by the Wellcome Trust to update Africa’s “outdated” mental health policies.

They unveiled their African Mental Health Programme to African health ministers and the World Health Organization at the 77th World Health Assembly in Geneva last week, according to a statement published by Africa CDC on 30 May.

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