Zimbabwe
WHO Special Initiative for Mental Health
In 2020, Zimbabwe brought together over one hundred stakeholders to support the development of its strategy for WHO’s Special Initiative for Mental Health. The strategy focuses on; (i) strengthening mental health governance and leadership; (ii) sustainable financing for mental health; (iii) expanding access to quality and affordable mental health and allied services (including scale-up of Zimbabwe’s Friendship Bench); (iv) training and management of the mental health workforce and allied human resources; (v) strengthening mental health information management system and research; and (vi) improving the country’s capacity to respond to humanitarian crises, including COVID-19.
Strengthening Mental Health Systems
Through activities under the Special Initiative for Mental Health, Zimbabwe is strengthening mental health systems across the country. This includes:
Preparing to accelerate awareness and fulfilment of human rights for persons living with mental health conditions by continuing to rollout
QualityRights eTraining with various stakeholder groups.
Integrating mental health services into national-level protocols of other health conditions.
Working with service user associations, civil society organisations, and NGOs to monitor the quality of mental health services and advocate for increased mental health financing.
Partnering with key stakeholders to increase awareness of mental health through the commemoration of key events.
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