Session Details
[Symposium 19] AFRICA SYMPOSIUM: WORKING WITH GOVERNMENT HEALTH SYSTEMS TO REDUCE THE TREATMENT GAP FOR MENTAL DISORDERS IN AFRICA
Thu. Sep 25, 2025 4:25 PM - 5:55 PM JST
Thu. Sep 25, 2025 7:25 AM - 8:55 AM UTC
Thu. Sep 25, 2025 7:25 AM - 8:55 AM UTC
Session Room 6 (Conference Room B)
Chair: Kiyoshi Yoshikawa
[SY-19-01]AFRICA SYMPOSIUM: WORKING WITH GOVERNMENT HEALTH SYSTEMS TO REDUCE THE TREATMENT GAP FOR MENTAL DISORDERS IN AFRICA
Itsuo Asai1, *Byamah Mutamba4, Muthoni Mathai3, Palmira Fortunato dos Santos2, Akira Takada5 (1.Heart Clinic Medical Corporation(Japan), 2.National Institute of Health(Mozambique), 3.University of Nirobi(Kenya), 4.Butabika Hospital(Uganda), 5.Kyoto University(Japan))
[SY-19-02]Strengthening CAre in collaboration
with People with lived Experience of psychosis in Uganda (SCAPE-U)
*Byamah Brian Mutamba1, Muthoni Mathai2, Palmira Fortunata3 (1.1. Butabika Hospital 2. YouBelong Uganda(Uganda), 2.2. University of Nairobi(Kenya), 3.3. National Institute of Health, Ministry of Health(Mozambique))
[SY-19-03]Community-informed perspectives of implementing interpersonal psychotherapy for couples to reduce situational intimate partner violence and improve common mental disorders in Mozambique
*Palmira Fortunato dos Santos1, Jennifer Mootz2,7, Leyly Moridi3, Kátia Santos6, Myrna Weissman2,7, John Oliffe4, Sandra Stith5, Saida Khan6, Paulino Feliciano6, António Suleman6, Stephanie A Rolin2, Ali Giuto2,7, Milton L Wainberg2,7 (1.Mental Health Trauma and Violence Program, National Institute of Health(Mozambique), 2.Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York(United States of America), 3.School of Global Affairs, Yale University, New Haven(United States of America), 4.School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver(Canada), 5.Couple and Family Therapy Program, Kansas State University, Manhattan(United States of America), 6.Mental Health Department, Ministry of Health of Mozambique.(Mozambique), 7.Division of Translational Epidemiology and Mental Health Equity, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York(United States of America))