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Overview of Mental Health Workforce and Prevalence Mental health challenges in Africa are widespread where nearly 150 million people in Africa live with mental health conditions, and one in seven adolescents experiences a mental health disorder, Gender disparities are evident, with approximately  66 million African women , nearly twice the number of men, estimated to suffer from depression. Yet access to care remains severely limited globally there are about 9 mental health w

From green spaces to climate change, the world around us quietly influences our well-being and offers opportunities for change. Mental wellbeing isn’t just “in the mind.” Our air, noise, housing, and green spaces act as background forces that quietly shape how we feel, think, and cope. Green Space Matters:  A Danish study of 900,000 children found that growing up with limited access to green space increased the risk of psychiatric disorders later in life by 55%. Nature Heals:

Africa is on fire, under water, and running dry all at once. The fingerprints of climate change. From draught stricken lands and flooded homes to lives taken before their time, the signs are everywhere. Climate change is not coming, it's already here. But here’s the deeper truth; Contributing less than 4% of global greenhouse gas emissions, Africa is now grappling with the climate change crisis with the devastating stories of Africa’s climate change unfolding in real time. Wi

Africa is the world’s youngest continent. Over 60% of Africans are under 25  (UNFPA), and nearly half are children. Each year, about 12...