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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | A new era in mental health care in Vanuatu |
Author: | Benson, J. Pond, D. Funk, M. Hughes, F. Wang, X. Tarivonda, L. |
Citation: | International Journal of Family Medicine, 2011; 2011:590492-1-590492-7 |
Publisher: | Hindawi Publishing Corporation |
Issue Date: | 2011 |
ISSN: | 2090-2042 2090-2050 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Jill Benson, Dimity Pond, Michelle Funk, Frances Hughes, Xiangdong Wang, and Len Tarivonda |
Abstract: | Inequity in health-care delivery for those with mental illness is widespread throughout low- and middle-income countries. In the Pacific Island countries there are many barriers to addressing the growing mental health burden. In an effort to address this problem, the WHO is coordinating the Pacific Islands Mental Health Network involving 18 countries in the Pacific region with the financial support of New Zealand Aid (NZAid). JB and DP have developed and presented mental health training to health professionals, community leaders, and social service personnel in an environment in Vanuatu that is very different from that of their usual Australian-based general practices. They discuss evidence for their work, an outline of the programme, some difficulties working across different cultures, and the enthusiasm with which the training has been greeted. Vanuatu is now well on its way to addressing the inequity of access to mental health care with a culturally appropriate and self-sustaining mental health workforce. |
Description: | Extent: 7p. |
Rights: | Copyright © 2011 Jill Benson et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
DOI: | 10.1155/2011/590492 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/590492 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest General Practice publications |
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