Asanda Mcoyana
Job role:
Knowledge Exchange Officer
Affiliation:
Member type:
Other
Brief Biography:
Asanda is a Communications Officer for the Mental Health Innovation Network Africa (MHIN Africa) based at the Alan J Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health, University of Cape Town, South Africa. MHIN Africa is the first regional hub of the Mental Health Innovation Network (MHIN). MHIN is a joint partnership between the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, World Health Organization (Geneva, Switzerland) and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (London, UK).
Approach:
Policy and legislation
Human rights
Empowerment and service user involvement
Advocacy
Task sharing
Technology
Prevention and promotion
Detection and diagnosis
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
Regions of interest:
Africa
Setting:
Workplace
Population:
Maternal and neonatal health
Children and adolescents
Adults
Older adults
Families and carers
Minority populations
Humanitarian and conflict health
Non-communicable diseases (e.g. cancer, diabetes, stroke)
Communicable diseases (e.g. HIV/AIDS, TB)
Disability
Disorders of interest:
All disorders
Country:
South Africa