Mental Health Care in the Developing World

Richard Sherer

January 1, 2002

In Bangladesh, the Shishu Bikash Kendro Child Development and Neurology Center at Dhaka Shishu Hospital focuses on cerebral palsy, epilepsy and developmental delay. In addition, it trains paramedical workers in occupational therapy, speech therapy and physiotherapy to broaden its outreach.

In China, physicians at the Beijing Neurosurgical Institute worked with colleagues from University of Washington to develop pilot stroke-prevention programs involving 10,000 subjects in two widely separated cities. The programs featured screening for hypertension, heart disease and diabetes, as well as lifestyle modification.

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