Assessing readiness for implementation of psychedelic-assisted mental health therapy, in low-and middle-income countries

Submitted by Jane Nyawira Maina on
EfD Authors:
Mwai, Daniel

Abstract

Mental health disorders (MHD) rank among the top 10 global causes of disease burden, with significant economic and social costs. Current treatments often have limited efficacy or tolerability, and there has been little recent innovation in treatments. In the past decade, clinical research on Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies (PAT) for treating MHD has increased in high-income countries, while most MHD burdens are in low and middle-income countries. This study assesses the readiness of implementing PAT in 136 low- and middle-income countries.

Peer Reviewed
Health

Nutrition—sensitive agricultural interventions and maternal and child nutrition outcomes in arid and semi—arid lands of Kenya

Submitted by Jane Nyawira Maina on
EfD Authors:
Mulwa, Chalmers

BackgroundIn regions facing chronic stress such as the arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) of Kenya, there is poor quality of diet among women and children in humanitarian situations, mainly due to multiple climatic shocks that exacerbate local food systems.

Peer Reviewed
Agriculture, Health
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