Addressing Mental Health During the Covid-19 Outbreak in Africa as Health Care Systems Brace for a Battering

When the WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic, Africa was initially spared. However, this is changing rapidly, with over 12,000 cases and 600 fatalities. This online forum is for anyone interested in learning about how Africa’s health care system and mental health professionals are preparing for the looming threat and surge of COVID-19 cases in the continent.

A panel discussion featuring:

Dr. Bonga Chiliza
Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Psychiatry
University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

Dr. Edith Kamaru Kwobah
Consultant Psychiatrist and Head of the Department of Psychiatry
Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Moi, Kenya

Hosted by:

Dr. Karestan Koenen
Professor, Department of Epidemiology
Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health

Dr. Bizu Gelaye
Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology
Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health

Zoom link: https://harvard.zoom.us/j/94457695495?pwd=WEdYZXNsNGJma3ppL2JmdThqelJRQT09

ORGANIZER: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

WEBSITE: https://ems.sph.harvard.edu/MasterCalendar/EventDetails.aspx?EventDetailId=186037