Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Health and Nutrition 
Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa 
Reducing the Treatment Gap, Improving Quality of Care: Summary of a Joint Workshop by the Institute of Medicine and the Uganda National Academy of Sciences

Millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa suffer from mental, neurological, and substance use (MNS) disorders, and most do not have the resources to obtain treatment. The Uganda National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Medicine hosted a workshop to discuss the state of care for MNS disorders in sub-Saharan Africa.