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CommunicationPublished on 26 May 2020

A ticking time bomb

Mental disorders can exacerbate poverty, reduce life expectancy and hinder the development of entire nations. Yet this issue continues to be neglected in international cooperation. The experiences of three very different countries illustrate why this is so and why there is hope nevertheless.

A doctor talking to a rape victim at a hospital in Butembo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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