23 January 2017
Mental health after ebola and war
Read this piece in the Guardian: when the world’s worst Ebola outbreak began there two years ago, Sierra Leone had just 136 doctors working in the public sector, according to the World Health ...
When the world’s worst Ebola outbreak began, Sierra Leone had just 136 doctors working in the public sector, according to the World Health Organisation, a massive shortfall for a population of 6 million.
“We do counselling, though it’s not the type of counselling they do in America or Europe”, says Edward Nahim, psychiatrist. Read the full article on mental care in Sierra Leone on The Guardian.
Also recommended: our blog post on the ebola crisis in West Africa.
