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Mental health in Yemen: obstacles and challenges

Part of: BJPsych International Country Profiles Collection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Maan A. Bari Qasem Saleh  and
Ahmed Mohamed Makki
Maan A. Bari Qasem Saleh
Affiliation:
Faculty of Medicine, Aden University, Yemen, email maanymha@yahoo.com
Ahmed Mohamed Makki
Affiliation:
Health Committee, Shura Council, Past Deputy Minister of Health
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The Republic of Yemen, on the south-western coast of the Arabian Peninsula, was formed in 1990 when North and South Yemen united. Yemen covers 527 970 km2. The capital is Sana'a. The country is divided into 20 governorates and one municipality. It has an elected president, an elected House of Representatives, and an appointed Shura Council. The president is head of state, and the prime minister is head of government. Suffrage is universal for people aged 18 and older. The population of Yemen according to the 2004 census is about 20 million, but recent years have seen the arrival of many refugees.

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International Psychiatry , Volume 5 , Issue 4 , October 2008 , pp. 90 - 92
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