In the debut episode of the MHIN podcast, titled "Spotlighting the Work of Mental Health Innovators," listeners are taken on a journey into the world of mental health innovation. In this episode, we explore the creation, contents, utilisation, and impact of the Mental Health and Psychosocial Minimum Service Support Package (MHPSS MSP). The spotlight shines on esteemed guests Dr. Inka Weissbecker and Caoimhe Nic A Bhaird, experts from the MHPSS MSP team, as they share their thoughts on their roles and their pivotal work
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Spotlighting the work of Mental Health Innovators 001 (MHPSS MSP)

Recorded at the Grand Challenges Canada Seattle Meeting 2014, Soumitra Pathare from the Indian Law Society discusses his experience of successful policy engagement in India, which lead to the finalization of the Indian Mental Health Policy.  

Soumitra Pathare on successful policy engagement in India

Shekhar Saxena,Dan Chisholm and Fahmy Hanna talk about key messages from the World Health Organization's Mental Health Atlas.

World Health Organization's Mental Health Atlas - Podcast

This is a podcast to commemorate and honour the life and work of Dr Chesmal Siriwardhana who was an Associate Professor in Global Mental Health at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

Dr Chesmal Siriwardhana - Commemorative podcast

Asanda Mcoyana, Communications Officer at MHIN Africa sat down for a podcast interview with the founder of the Global Mental Health Peer Network, Charlene Sunkel describing the network, its origin and how to use the network.

The GMH Peer Network was recently launched at the 5th Global Mental Health Summit that took place in Johannesburg, South Africa in February 2018. Charlene Sunkel is also the Programme Manager for Advocacy & Development at the SA Federation for Mental Health as well as the Principal Coordinator for the Movement for Global Mental Health.

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Interview with Charlene Sunkel of Global Mental Health Peer Network

This podcast is Part Two of an audio recording of the first of two seminars in the seminar series that was linked to the Deadly Medicine Travelling Exhibition (22 February - 26 March 2018) of the Cape Town Holocaust Centre. Seminar one was titled “Deadly Practices: Esidimeni and beyond” and was held at Stellenbosch University on the 16th of April 2018.

Part two consists of a panel discussion by the speakers answering questions from the audience on the floor. Speakers, in no particular order, were:

Chair: Leslie Swartz
Annie Robb on the facts of what happened, the process and the activism around it
Charlene Sunkel on placing Esidimeni in the global mental health context
Charlotte Capri on “Esidimenis are going on all the time”
Bonga Chiliza on the responsibilities of health professionals and the state in the wake of the tragedy.

Seminar One: "Deadly Practices: Esidimeni and beyond"(Part 2)

For #WorldMentalHealthDay 2018, Asanda Mcoyana, Communications Officer at MHIN Africa, sat down to chat with the coordinator of the Mentally Aware Nigeria Initiative (MANI)Virtual Mental Health Summit 2018, Rasheedat Olarinoye, to hear more about the summit which started on the 1st of October and will last throughout the rest of the month.

The summit, which is said to be the largest virtual mental health summit in Africa, is taking place on WhatsApp Messenger, Twitter and on Instagram Live under the theme “Mental Health, Social Media and Technology.

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MANI Virtual Conference 2018 Podcast

In this podcast, Dr. Mark Jordans, the Principle Investigator for PRIME Nepal shares insights on the drivers, challenges and lessons learned after 8 years of programme implementation.

Music Credit: Scott Holmes, Driven to Success

PRIME Nepal - Podcast #PRIMERPCLondon

In this podcast, MHIN chats to Dr Fred Kigozi from PRIME Uganda about the impact the programme has had in Kamuli, which is a rural district in Eastern Uganda. 

Dr Kigozi is the Principal Investigator for PRIME’s Uganda site from Makerere University/Butabika National Hospital, Uganda.

Check out the PRIME Uganda Innovation on MHIN on this link: https://www.mhinnovation.net/innovations/prime-uganda

To learn more about the PRIME project and what's next, you can read about it on their website: www.prime.uct.ac.za.

Music: Scott Holmes, Driven to Success

PRIME Uganda - Podcast #PRIMERPCLondon

In this podcast, Principal Investigator for the PRIME South Africa site, Prof Inge Petersen from the University of Kwazulu-Natal in South Africa, chats to us about the work of the programme in the district.

PRIME South Africa is implemented in the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District (DKK) in the North West Province. 

Check out the PRIME South Africa Innovation on MHIN on this link: https://www.mhinnovation.net/innovations/prime-south-africa

To learn more about the PRIME project and what's next, you can read about it on their website: www.prime.uct.ac.za.

Music: Scott Holmes, Driven to Success

PRIME South Africa - Podcast #PRIMERPCLondon

To hear more about the implementation of  PRIME in Ethiopia for the past eight years, we sat down to chat with their Principal Investigator Dr Abebaw Fekadu.

The setting for the implementation of PRIME Ethiopia is the Sodo district, located about 100 km south of the capital city, Addis Ababa.

Check out the PRIME Ethiopia Innovation on MHIN on this link: https://www.mhinnovation.net/innovations/prime-ethiopia

To learn more about the PRIME project and what's next, you can read about it on their website: www.prime.uct.ac.za.

Music: Scott Holmes, Driven to Success

PRIME Ethiopia - Podcast #PRIMERPCLondon

Vaibhav Murhar, project director for PRIME India shares lessons learned after 8 years of programme implementation.

Music: Scott Holmes, Driven to Success

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