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Around 14 million people are thought to be living with mental illness in Uganda, yet just one percent of the country's total health expenditure goes towards mental health.
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There's a severe shortage of drugs, trained specialists and facilities while patients also face an uphill battle to challenge the stigma around mental health conditions.
From Uganda - our Africa correspondent Jamal Osman reports, and we should warn you there are some upsetting scenes in his report.
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There's a severe shortage of drugs, trained specialists and facilities while patients also face an uphill battle to challenge the stigma around mental health conditions.
From Uganda - our Africa correspondent Jamal Osman reports, and we should warn you there are some upsetting scenes in his report.
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