Mapping services at two Nairobi County primary health facilities: identifying challenges and opportunities in integrated mental health care as a Universal Health Coverage (UHC) priority
Abstract Introduction There is a need to scale-up mental health service provision in primary health care. The current extent of integration of mental health in primary care is pertinent to promoting and augmenting mental health at this level. We describe a facility mapping exercise conducted in two...
Main Authors: | Manasi Kumar, Vincent Nyongesa, Martha Kagoya, Byamah B. Mutamba, Beatrice Amugune, Neha S. Krishnam, Grace Nduku Wambua, Inge Petersen, Onesmus Gachuno, Shekhar Saxena |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-08-01
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Series: | Annals of General Psychiatry |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12991-021-00359-x |
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