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Table 1 The distribution of mental health facilities and human resources for the period 2010-2014

From: Overview of the mental health system in Mozambique: addressing the treatment gap with a task-shifting strategy in primary care

Data source

Total number of facilities/beds/professionals

Rate per 100,000 population

AIMS 2010

MISAU 2014

AIMS 2010

MISAU 2014

Population

20.530.714

25.727.911

  

Settings

 Mental health outpatient facilities

83

152

0.35

0.59

 Day treatment facilities

4

9

0.02

0.03

 Psychiatric beds in general hospitals

203

203

0.98

0.78

 Psychiatric hospitals

2

2

0.09

0.09

 Beds in psychiatric hospitals

173

298

0.84

1.15

 Providers

Psychiatrists

9

10

0.04

0,04

 General practitioners

2

0

0.01

0,00

 Nurses

44

44

0.21

0,17

 Psychologists

56

109

0.27

0,42

 Social workers

5

7

0.02

0,03

 Occupational therapists

2

23

0.01

0,09

 Psychiatric technicians

66

241

0.32

0,94