Sudan's unmet mental health needs: A call for action

Multiple humanitarian and economic crises in Sudan, including a 22-year civil war and the Darfur genocide in 2003, have resulted in over two million fatalities, food shortages, famine and widespread internal displacement. and the COVID-19 pandemic have culminated in the compromise of mental health s...

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Published in:	Annals of medicine and surgery Vol. 78; p. 103773
Main Authors:	Shoib, Sheikh, Osman Elmahi, Osman Kamal, Siddiqui, Mohd Faizan, Abdalrheem Altamih, Randa Ahmed, Swed, Sarya, sharif Ahmed, Eman Mohammed
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 01-06-2022 Elsevier
Subjects:	COVID-19 Humanitarian crisis Mental health Short Communication Sudan COVID-19 Humanitarian crisis Mental health Sudan
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Summary:	Multiple humanitarian and economic crises in Sudan, including a 22-year civil war and the Darfur genocide in 2003, have resulted in over two million fatalities, food shortages, famine and widespread internal displacement. and the COVID-19 pandemic have culminated in the compromise of mental health services. The Sudanese government had declared a state of emergency on October 25th, 2021 which augmented the current humanitarian crises through further restriction of access to essential services. In an effort to curb the mental health crisis, new service delivery models led by educational institutions in collaboration with non-governmental, regional and international organisations.
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ISSN:	2049-0801 2049-0801
DOI:	10.1016/j.amsu.2022.103773