Mental health policy and development in Egypt - integrating mental health into health sector reforms 2001-9.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Following a situation appraisal in 2001, a six year mental health reform programme (Egymen) 2002-7 was initiated by an Egyptian-Finnish bilateral aid project at the request of a former Egyptian minister of health, and the work was incorporated directly into the Ministry of Health and Population from 2007 onwards. This paper describes the aims, methodology and implementation of the mental health reforms and mental health policy in Egypt 2002-2009.

Methods

A multi-faceted and comprehensive programme which combined situation appraisal to inform planning; establishment of a health sector system for coordination, supervision and training of each level (national, governorate, district and primary care); development workshops; production of toolkits, development of guide

SUBMITTER: Jenkins R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2910029 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature