Psychiatrists to FG: raise mental health research funding to 2.5%

Leading psychiatrists at a 2026 conference urged the Federal Government to raise mental health research funding from 0.1 per cent to 2.5 per cent of the health research budget or GDP. They highlighted Africa's low global research output and dependence on foreign funders whose priorities often do not match local needs.

Pidgin: Top psychiatrists for 2026 conference don beg Federal Government make dem raise mental health research funding from 0.1 per cent go 2.5 per cent of health research budget or GDP. Dem talk say Africa get low global research output and too much dependence on foreign funders wey dem priority no dey match local needs.

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