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Reducing the diagnostic and treatment gap for priority mental, neurological and substance misuse disorders in primary care in rural Kenya: Results of a stepped wedge cluster randomized trial from the EPINA study

ABSTRACTBackground: In resource-limited settings, care for mental, neurological and substance misuse (MNS) disorders has been integrated into primary healthcare facilities (PHC) by training primary health workers (PHW) on the use of the mental health Gap Action Program Interventi...

Strengthening mental health systems for suicide prevention: The role of mhGAP in WHO Special Initiative for Mental Health (SIMH) countries

Despite suicide being a leading cause of death worldwide, many countries continue to face challenges providing quality care for people at risk.This paper presents learnings from six countries implementing the World Health Organization's (WHO) Special Initiative for Mental Health...

Non-communicable disease care delivered by emergency medical teams during the Gaza Health Response in 2024–2025: an observational analysis of WHO Minimum Data Set Reports

The objective is to describe patterns of noncommunicable disease (NCD) service delivery and the operational roles of the different Emergency Medical Team (EMT) types-Type1 mobile (outpatient mobile primary care), Type1 fixed (outpatient static primary care), and Type2 (inpatient...