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. 2022 May 11:78:103773.
doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.103773. eCollection 2022 Jun.

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

Sheikh Shoib  1 , Osman Kamal Osman Elmahi  2 , Mohd Faizan Siddiqui  3 , Randa Ahmed Abdalrheem Altamih  4 , Sarya Swed  5 , Eman Mohammed Sharif Ahmed  6
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Sudan's unmet mental health needs: A call for action

Sheikh Shoib et al. Ann Med Surg (Lond). .

Abstract

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.

Keywords: COVID-19; Humanitarian crisis; Mental health; Sudan.

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The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests.

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