Mental health disorders
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), one in eight people globally is living with mental health disorders, and more than 116 million people are estimated to be in Africa. WHO reported that most people facing poverty, Violence, disability, inequality, and environmental deprivation are vulnerable to mental health disorders. But despite this, Most African societies especially rural areas have limited access to Mental health services with more than 70% of the people with mental health who don't receive treatment. The Mental Health Atlas of 2020, reported Africa with the least mental health workers with the medium number of 1.6 mental health workers compared to 13 mental health workers per 100,000 population.
Mental Health is one of Tanzania's health ministry's top priorities, but one of the challenges discussed in the mental health dialogue in 2022 is the lack of professionals in Mental health disorders. Studying Global Mental Health and Society will enable me to gain advanced knowledge and specialization in mental health in relation to society which is needed to strengthen the health system and capacity of the health ministry to improve knowledge, raise awareness, and drive actions that can promote and protect people's mental health as a universal human right.