Khoja Shariq, Khan Maria Arif, Husyin Nida, Scott Richard, Yousafzai Abdul Wahab, Durrani Hammad, Mohbatali Fatima, Khan Dodo
Tech4Life Enterprises, Canada and Pakistan.
University of Calgary, Canada.
Stud Health Technol Inform. 2015;209:46-50.
Decades of war, social problems and poverty, have led large number of Afghan youth aged between 18-25 years suffering from mental health problems. Other important contributing factors include extreme poverty, insecurity, and violence and gender disparities, contributing to worsening mental and emotional health conditions in the country. The reported project is designed to strengthen the health system for improving mental health services in the province of Badakshan by improving awareness in the community and empowering frontline health workers. The project uses technological innovations, in combination with traditional approaches, to reduce stigma, enhance capacity of health providers and improve access to the specialist. The project also focuses on skills development of health providers, and empowering them to provide quality mental health services through access to interactive protocols, Management Information system and telemedicine.
数十年的战争、社会问题和贫困，导致大量18至25岁的阿富汗青年患有心理健康问题。其他重要的促成因素包括极端贫困、不安全、暴力以及性别差异，这些都致使该国的心理和情绪健康状况不断恶化。所报道的项目旨在通过提高社区意识和增强一线卫生工作者的能力，加强卫生系统，以改善巴达赫尚省的心理健康服务。该项目采用技术创新与传统方法相结合的方式，减少污名化，提高卫生服务提供者的能力，并改善获得专科医生服务的机会。该项目还注重卫生服务提供者的技能发展，通过提供交互式协议、管理信息系统和远程医疗，使他们有能力提供高质量的心理健康服务。
