Implementing the Mental Health Gap Action Programme in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh

In response to the overwhelming need for mental health and psychosocial support as a result of the humanitarian crisis in Cox’s Bazar, the Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Bangladesh, in collaboration with the World Health Organization, the National Insti...

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Published in:	Intervention Journal of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Conflict Affected Areas
Main Authors:	Hasina Momotaz, Helal Uddin Ahmed, M.M. Jalal Uddin, Rizwanul Karim, Maruf Ahmed Khan, Rajib Al-Amin, Nazneen Anwar, Tara Kessaram
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Subjects:	bangladesh cox’s bazar implementation mental health mental health gap action programme refugee rohingya
Online Access:	http://www.interventionjournal.org/article.asp?issn=1571-8883;year=2019;volume=17;issue=2;spage=243;epage=251;aulast=Momotaz

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