Kauye Felix, Chiwandira Chikayiko, Wright Jerome, Common Stephanie, Phiri McEvans, Mafuta Chitsazo, Maliwichi-Senganimalunje Limbika, Udedi Michael
Zomba Mental Hospital, Zomba, Malawi.
Malawi Med J. 2011 Sep;23(3):85-8.
Mental health services in Malawi are centralized in the three tertiary units which are located one in each of the three regions of Malawi and this means that most people with mental health problems do not get help. With severe shortages of mental health professionals in the country, integration of mental health into existing primary and community health services is the most feasible way of increasing access to services for people with mental health problems. This paper discusses a pilot program of integrating mental health in the activities of Health Surveillance Assistants (HSAs) who are community health workers in Malawi.
马拉维的心理健康服务集中在三个三级医疗机构,这三个机构分别位于马拉维的三个地区,这意味着大多数有心理健康问题的人得不到帮助。由于该国心理健康专业人员严重短缺,将心理健康纳入现有的初级和社区卫生服务是增加有心理健康问题的人获得服务机会的最可行方法。本文讨论了一个将心理健康纳入马拉维社区卫生工作者——健康监测助理(HSAs)活动的试点项目。