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Suicide epidemic in Malawi: what can we do? - PMC

(3 days ago) WEBTheir 1997 mental health policy and 2002 Mental Health Care Act clearly indicates that the government should take responsibility to ensure that the citizens' mental health is taken care of. The country also has 3,460 out-patient mental health facilities . …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8028359/

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Rising Suicides Shine Spotlight on Malawi’s Mental Health Burden

(9 days ago) WEBLilongwe, Malawi, Dec 13 2021 (IPS) - When a former deputy speaker of Parliament shot himself dead within the National Assembly buildings in Lilongwe in September 2021, it …

https://ipsnews.net/2021/12/rising-suicides-shine-spotlight-malawis-mental-health-burden/

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Suicide epidemic in Malawi: what can we do?

(6 days ago) WEBConclusion. The effects of the rise in suicide cases will harm the development of the nation. The current actions and health system setup are inadequate …

https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/38/69/full/

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Suicide epidemic in Malawi: what can we do? - ResearchGate

(2 days ago) WEBMalawi needs to prioritise. mental health issues, rea lising that indeed, there is. no health, without mental health. Commentary. Suicide is defined as the …

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/348652811_Suicide_epidemic_in_Malawi_what_can_we_do

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‘We do not talk about it’: Engaging youth in Malawi to inform

(3 days ago) WEBConsidering the knowledge gap identified in literature regarding mental health in Malawi, we used an exploratory descriptive qualitative design [21, 22] the …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8963557/

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Malawi - The Lancet Psychiatry

(3 days ago) WEBMental health services in Malawi can be traced back to the early 1900s, when the British colonial government opened Zomba Lunatic Asylum; a product of its time in both name …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(21)00175-9/fulltext

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‘We do not talk about it’: Engaging youth in Malawi to …

(3 days ago) WEBConclusion Findings suggest increasing untreated mental health burden among Malawi’s youth. It highlights great need to address mental health literacy using existing community structures like …

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0265530

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Suicide epidemic in Malawi: what can we do? - Academia.edu

(5 days ago) WEBIn 2017, a study by Mwale and Mafuta revealed that the prevalence of suicide in Malawi was at 0.009%, (9 out of 100,000 people commit suicide in Malawi) [5], compared to the …

https://www.academia.edu/68914445/Suicide_epidemic_in_Malawi_what_can_we_do

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Mental health UNICEF Malawi

(Just Now) WEBMental health is health, but it is usually treated as a byword of physical ailments. The disparity gets wider when climate-related disasters like Tropical Storm …

https://www.unicef.org/malawi/topics/mental-health

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Suicide epidemic in Malawi: what can we do? - Europe PMC

(2 days ago) WEBTheir 1997 mental health policy and 2002 Mental Health Care Act clearly indicates that the government should take responsibility to ensure that the citizens' …

https://europepmc.org/article/MED/33889235

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Suicide epidemic in Malawi: what can we do? – DOAJ

(7 days ago) WEBDuring the lockdown period to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic between April and September 2020, Malawi saw a rise in suicide cases, most of which were due to the …

https://doaj.org/article/a9082e3ffc474109b02fd5a45ec5dc7b

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Suicide epidemic in Malawi: what can we do? - Semantic Scholar

(5 days ago) WEBMalawi needs to prioritise mental health issues, realising that indeed, there is no health, without mental health. There is need to tackle the suicide epidemic holistically, on all …

https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Suicide-epidemic-in-Malawi%3A-what-can-we-do-Banda-Banda/c76aab4e14de29192f7a839ee29a9df7e3459c24

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Suicide epidemic in Malawi: What preview & related info

(2 days ago) WEBThere is need to tackle the suicide epidemic holistically, on all tiers of intervention. People need to be equipped with socially acceptable coping mechanisms which are easily …

https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/a50dc305-c9f7-361a-8429-a7bb8a6a2ced/

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Complex and Multifaceted Sociodemographic Depression …

(Just Now) WEBTimely mental health care for the 2019 novel Coronavirus outbreak is urgently . needed. The Lancet Psychiatry, 7 (3), However, in the case of Covid-19 and …

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/376699182_Complex_and_Multifaceted_Sociodemographic_Depression_Correlates_in_Malawi_During_COVID-19

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Promoting comprehensive primary health care mental health …

(4 days ago) WEBThis pilot study into youth mental health and health services in Malawi aimed to assess the experiences of 15–24-year-old youths with regard to mental health problems and …

https://www.equinetafrica.org/sites/default/files/uploads/documents/EQ%20REACH%20YMH%20Rep%20Feb2024.pdf

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Cholera - Malawi - World Health Organization (WHO)

(Just Now) WEBMalawi is experiencing a widespread cholera outbreak, with 36 943 cases and 1210 associated deaths reported from all 29 districts since 3 March 2022. This is …

https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2022-DON435

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Malawi - World Health Organization (WHO)

(4 days ago) WEBMalawi Country Overview World Health Organization. The rationale for the development of the country profiles is that while data on individual indicators such as …

https://www.who.int/countries/mwi/

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Mental Health Repository

(5 days ago) WEBThe mental health toll among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Malawi. : 14. Issue: 1. Year of Publication: 2024. Affiliated Institutions: University of …

https://mentalhealthdataprizeafrica.aphrc.org/repository/paper/43640/the-mental-health-toll-among-healthcare-workers-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-in-malawi

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Through a Community-Based Approach, Key Populations Guide …

(1 days ago) WEBIn 2023, ICAP implemented a novel approach to conducting biobehavioral surveys among key populations (KP) in Malawi by engaging key populations in the …

https://icap.columbia.edu/news-events/through-a-community-based-approach-key-populations-guide-biobehavioral-survey-implementation-in-malawi/

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Mental Illness - National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

(7 days ago) WEBPrevalence of Any Mental Illness (AMI) Figure 1 shows the past year prevalence of AMI among U.S. adults. In 2021, there were an estimated 57.8 million adults aged 18 or …

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/mental-illness

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Social Isolation and Loneliness: Understanding a Mental Health Crisis

(7 days ago) WEBExploring and developing a better understanding of the social determinants of health is becoming standard in medical education and training. Social isolation and …

https://www.aha.org/news/blog/2024-05-15-social-isolation-and-loneliness-understanding-mental-health-crisis

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How a major health campaign sprang Malawi out of its cholera …

(9 days ago) WEBA cholera outbreak following on from a global pandemic is a lot for a health system to cope with, Gavi's Malawi country team understood. Funding an integrated …

https://www.gavi.org/vaccineswork/how-major-health-campaign-sprang-malawi-out-its-cholera-emergency

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FACT SHEET: Global Health Worker Initiative (GHWI) Year Two Fact …

(Just Now) WEBFar too many health workers face inadequate pay, safeguards, and equipment, and lack access to mental health and psychosocial support services, and, …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/05/15/fact-sheet-global-health-worker-initiative-ghwi-year-two-fact-sheet/

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World Humanitarian Day Global Health CDC

(3 days ago) WEBOverall, 30 countries are experiencing outbreaks of cholera. In Africa, Malawi saw its largest documented outbreak ever in 2022 and 2023, and the Malawi outbreak …

https://www.cdc.gov/global-health/observances/world-humanitarian-day.html

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Multi-Country Outbreak of Cholera, External Situation Report #14

(7 days ago) WEBAttachments. Download Report (PDF 1.75 MB); Overview. Data as of 28 April 2024 • In April 2024 (epidemiological weeks 14 to 17), a total of 27 696 new cholera …

https://reliefweb.int/report/malawi/multi-country-outbreak-cholera-external-situation-report-14-published-16-may-2024

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Timely outbreak response, enhanced surveillance halts wild - WHO

(Just Now) WEBThe World Health Organization (WHO) is building a better future for people everywhere. Health lays the foundation for vibrant and productive communities, stronger …

https://www.afro.who.int/news/timely-outbreak-response-enhanced-surveillance-halts-wild-poliovirus-transmission-southern

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Closer to the mental health crisis: Mayors combat 'failed system'

(5 days ago) WEBHe said he has seen mental health challenges intensify amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the opioid epidemic. The Virginia lawmaker said members of Congress …

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/07/21/mental-health-crisis-mayors-congress/70441066007/

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Suicide epidemic in Malawi: what can we do?

(1 days ago) WEBEven though Malawi has mental health institutions and private consultancies, there remains a gap of multi-professionals to strengthen the awareness on mental health, …

https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/38/69/pdf/69.pdf

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USAID Integrates HIV and Mental Health Services at Community …

(4 days ago) WEBMental wellbeing is critical to successful HIV treatment, yet, people being treated for HIV are also at elevated risk of mental health issues. USAID and …

https://www.usaid.gov/vietnam/news/may-17-2024-usaid-integrates-hiv-and-mental-health-services-community-health-care-clinics

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Pressure to be perfect leads to parental burnout Ohio State …

(7 days ago) WEBParents’ mental health and behaviors strongly impact their children’s mental health. The toll of parental perfection on mental health Data from the study shows that …

https://health.osu.edu/community-health/health-and-society/pressure-to-be-perfect-leads-to-parental-burnout

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Actor Sean Astin returns to Spokane to advocate for mental health

(7 days ago) WEBActor Sean Astin is visiting Spokane to speak at a Women Helping Women fundraising event, and for the “Lord of the Rings” and “Stranger Things” actor, it’s a …

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2024/may/16/actor-sean-astin-returns-to-spokane-to-advocate-fo/

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USAID Fosters Hospital Leadership’s Commitment to Staff Well Being

(9 days ago) WEBUSAID partnered with the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health on a comprehensive training program to improve the capacities of leadership at 45 area …

https://www.usaid.gov/vietnam/news/may-17-2024-usaid-fosters-hospital-leaderships-commitment-staff-well-being

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