Mental health advocates say that many people continue to live with anxiety, depression and psychosis. [Courtesy]
Health experts have said mental health is one of the most urgent public health and development issues requiring more funding and intervention in Kenya.
Researchers, policymakers, innovators and mental health advocates observed that many people continue to live with anxiety, depression, psychosis and other mental health conditions, often without timely access to care, support or treatment.
The experts meeting at Bamburi Beach Hotel, Mombasa County, on Tuesday, during the final convening of the Mental Health Data Prize Africa initiative, a two-year research programme on developing data-driven solutions on mental health, regretted that mental health has been under-prioritised, under-financed and misunderstood.
They said that limited access to quality data, inadequate research capacity and weak translation of evidence into policy have constrained the ability to respond effectively.
