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Kenyan Digest

Burden of Covid-19 on mental health

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• There is only one psychiatrist per million people in Kenya

• This left the many newly jobless Kenyans at risk of depression

02 April 2022 - 06:30

The Covid-19 era has come with a surge in mental illness, depression and anxiety, yet only 25 per cent of Kenyans can access mental health care.

Kenya is among the 28 per cent of WHO member...

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