Gureje O, Alem A
Department of Psychiatry, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Bull World Health Organ. 2000;78(4):475-82.
Mental health issues are usually given very low priority in health service policies. Although this is changing, African countries are still confronted with so many problems caused by communicable diseases and malnutrition that they have not waken up to the impact of mental disorders. Every country must formulate a mental health policy based on its own social and cultural realities. Such policies must take into account the scope of mental health problems, provide proven and affordable interventions, safeguard patients' rights, and ensure equity.
在卫生服务政策中，心理健康问题通常被置于非常低的优先级。尽管这种情况正在改变，但非洲国家仍面临着由传染病和营养不良引发的诸多问题，以至于它们尚未意识到精神障碍的影响。每个国家都必须根据自身的社会和文化现实制定心理健康政策。此类政策必须考虑心理健康问题的范围，提供经证实且负担得起的干预措施，保障患者权利，并确保公平性。
