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Mental health in Zimbabwe

Part of: BJPsych International Country Profiles Collection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Walter Mangezi  and
Dixon Chibanda
Walter Mangezi
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Zimbabwe, email wmangezi@yahoo.co.uk
Dixon Chibanda
Affiliation:
Harare Hospital, Zimbabwe
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Abstract

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Zimbabwe is a landlocked country which has recently emerged from some marked political and socio-economic challenges. Against this background, mental health has fallen down the priority list, as matters such as food shortages and the AIDS scourge have taken prece dence. Zimbabwe is in southern Africa; Zambia and Botswana lie to the north, Namibia to the west, South Africa to the south and Mozambique to the east. Its population is 11.4 million. The capital city is Harare, which has a population of 1.6 million.

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International Psychiatry , Volume 7 , Issue 4 , October 2010 , pp. 93 - 94
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References

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World Health Organization (2009) See http://www.afro.who.int/en/zimbabwe/who-country-office-zimbabwe.html (accessed July 2010).Google Scholar
Zimbabwe Ministry of Health and Child Welfare (2009) See http://www.mohcw.gov.zw (accessed July 2010).Google Scholar
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