Didier Demassosso

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Job role: 
Volunteer Mental Health Innovation Network Knowlegde Exchange Assistant
Affiliation: 
Mental Health Innovation Network Africa (MHIN Africa)
Member type: 
Educator / Academic
Practitioner/Implementer
Researcher
Other
Brief Biography: 

Didier Demassosso  is  a clinical psychologist and educationist. He currently works in communities around Cameroon in health and mental health promotion.He is currently volonteering for The Healthcare Information for All (HIFA) as country representative for Cameroon and Mental Health Innovation Network Africa Knowlegde Exchange assistant.He received the HIFA Country Representative award for the year 2014 for his work in promoting health literacy in Cameroon and the world. He is  co-founder and communication and public relations officer of “UNIPSY et Bien-etre” a clinical psychology and mental health association working in Cameroon to promote mental health, clinical psychology and mental wellbeing. He is equally assistant secretary general of the Association of Science Journalists and  Health Communicators for the Promotion of Health in Cameroon (AJC-PROSANTE)

He has a deep interest in making mental health a priority through working to improve on the availability of mental healthcare information , increasing mental health literacy, quality mental health care services, and advocating for more investement to mental health.

Approach: 
Policy and legislation
Human rights
Advocacy
Technology
Prevention and promotion
Detection and diagnosis
Treatment, care and rehabilitation
Training, education and capacity building
Regions of interest: 
Africa
Middle East
North America
Asia
Europe
Setting: 
Community
Workplace
School
Primary care
Specialist care
Population: 
Maternal and neonatal health
Children and adolescents
Adults
Families and carers
Non-communicable diseases (e.g. cancer, diabetes, stroke)
Communicable diseases (e.g. HIV/AIDS, TB)
Disorders of interest: 
Alcohol/drug use disorders
Self-harm/suicide
All disorders
Country: 
Cameroon