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Now that the world is opening up, we're looking for a longer-term volunteer to teach undergraduate psychiatry in Malawi!  If you are interested in spending a few months or more in a beautiful country teaching motivated and engaging students then please email sarahleslie.smmhep@gmail.com for information.

The Malawi Quick Guide to Mental Health has now been delivered to over 600 health facilities in 28 districts around the country with the aim of improving mental health care for Malawians!Many thanks for a superb distribution job Owen Mwale and Atupele Indira!

Along with partners in Malawi, SMMHEP is proud to launch 'The Malawi QuickGuide to Mental Health' aimed at healthcare professionals with little to no experience of managing mental illness or distress.  The COVID-19 pandemic has galvanised its completion due to the likelihood of increased rates of mental illness during and after the pandemic and the predicted need for healthcare professionals to cross cover different specialities.  SMMHEP is grateful for the very significant contribution of Dr Donncha Mullin who took the lead in writing and editing the Guide and in coordinating a very succes

Great to have this 'Using an mhGAP training package to improve access to evidence based mental health care in Malawi' poster, presented by Dr Sheila Gilfillan at the Global Citizenship Conference on 1st November 2019 in Edinburgh!