Partaking in the global movement for occupational mental health: what challenges and ways forward for sub-Sahara Africa?
Volume: 6
Issue: 1
Year of Publication: 2012
Abstract summary
There is an ongoing global movement for the entrenchment of occupational mental health as an integral part of occupational health and safety schemes. Aside from being a fundamental human right issue, this move has been demonstrated to be of cost-benefit in terms of workplace productivity and general economic growth. Despite being among the regions most prone to the human and economic repercussions of work-related mental health problems by reason of her socio-economic circumstance; sub-Sahara Africa is yet to fully plug into this movement. With a view to make recommendations on the ways forward for sub-Sahara Africa, this paper examines the current state of and the barriers to effective occupational mental health policy and practice in the region.Study Outcome
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Citations : WHO Regional Office for Europe. Mental Health Action Plan for Europe. Copenhagen: ILO; 2005.Authors : 1
Identifiers
Doi : 10.1186/1752-4458-6-15SSN : 1752-4458