The scarcity of research mirrors the weakness of mental health services on the continent and the blind eye turned to the problem by many Africans and their governments. Worldwide, 24% of countries that reported to the WHO's 2014 Mental Health Atlas survey did not have or had not implemented standalone mental health policies; in Africa, this proportion rose to 46%. The region has 1·4 mental health workers per 100 000 people, compared with a global average of 9·0 per 100 000, and also performs relatively poorly with regard to the number of psychiatrists, the number of hospital beds for patients with mental illness, and the coverage of outpatient facilities. Partly as a consequence, the proportion of Africans who receive treatment for mental health problems is extremely low. While the global annual rate of visits to mental health outpatient facilities is 1051 per 100 000 population, in Africa the rate is 14 per 100 000. In Sierra Leone, for example, the treatment gap (that is, the proportion of those in need who go untreated) for formal mental health services has been estimated at 98·8%. We welcome Keletso Motsage. She is a Therapist who works with the Botswana Network for Mental Health to equip and empower individuals and companies in the realms of Psychology, Workplace Mental Health and all round effectiveness, on organizational and individual levels. After working with individuals on personal and corporate levels, Keletso Motsage knows how to guide and redirect thinking and perspectives to yield impactful results. It’s about connecting to what makes people tick, what motivates them, what affects them and guiding them to resolutions in order to optimize their functioning and enhance their life experiences. Keletso Motsage has worked in clinical settings as a Counsellor at Sbrana Psychiatric Hospital in Lobatse, Botswana and The Pain Clinic in Gaborone, Botswana. She has also worked in a corporate setting as a Human Resources Officer at Cleanico, in Gaborone, Botswana. Working in these spaces has given her insight in the human element and efficiency in the workplace. Keletso Motsage holds an Honours Degree in Psychology from The Nelson Mandela University, located in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
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