01657nas a2200277   4500000000100000008004100001100001200042700001300054700001100067700001700078700001200095700001200107700001700119700001200136700001300148700001300161700001400174700001400188700001300202245007000215856007600285300001000361490000600371520098800377022001401365       2014                            d1 aDaar AS1 aJacobs M1 aWall S1 aGroenewald J1 aEaton J1 aPatel V1 aDos Santos P1 aKagee A1 aGevers A1 aSunkel C1 aAndrews G1 aDaniels I1 aNdetei D00aDeclaration on mental health in Africa: moving to implementation.  uhttp://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.3402/gha.v7.24589?needAccess=true  a245890 v73 a<p>Urgent action is needed to address mental health issues globally. In Africa, where mental health disorders account for a huge burden of disease and disability, and where in general less than 1% of the already small health budgets are spent on these disorders, the need for action is acute and urgent. Members of the World Health Organization, including African countries, have adopted a Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan. Africa now has an historic opportunity to improve the mental health and wellbeing of its citizens, beginning with provision of basic mental health services and development of national mental health strategic plans (roadmaps). There is need to integrate mental health into primary health care and address stigma and violations of human rights. We advocate for inclusion of mental health into the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals, and for the convening of a special UN General Assembly High Level Meeting on Mental Health within three years.</p>
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