Tanzania faces similar challenges, with mental health services concentrated in urban centres such as Dar es Salaam. The country’s primary psychiatric institution, Mirembe National Mental Health Hospital, serves patients referred from across the nation.
Mental health professionals remain scarce. According to regional health experts, Tanzania has fewer than 40 psychiatrists for a population exceeding 60 million people.
The government has recently expanded training programs for psychiatric nurses in an effort to strengthen community-level care, but rural access remains limited.
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