My SDG Goal: Good Health and Well-Being by Ramirez, Dylan

Goal #3: Good Health and Well-Being

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I believe in the well being of others and how being healthy is ensuring good mental, emotional, and physical health.

Mental Health Receives Less Funding, Attention and Integration

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One fact that I found interesting on the SDG Website was that, "By 2030, reduce by one third premature mortality from non-communicable diseases through prevention and treatment and promote mental health and well-being"

Where is Mental Health Getting the Least Attention Globally?

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Countries with the lowest rate of mental health are in lower-income countries in South Asia. This made me realize the little effort that has been put in tackling mental health.

Mental Health Definition (per WHO)

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According to the World Health Organization, "Mental health is a state of mental well-being that enables people to cope with the stresses of life, realize their abilities, learn well and work well, and contribute to their community"

Report of Lifetime Anxiety or Depression in 2020

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This chart was made by asking respondents if they had ever been so anxious or depressed that they could not continue their daily activities as they normally would for two weeks or longer? I found it interesting that first world countries had large percentages when came to this report

How to Manage Your Mental Health-TED Talk

s1846562 — 2025-08-19 17:51:15 UTC

This TED Talk gives tips on how to manage mental health through physical activity and incorporating into daily life. This taught me one way on how people take care of their mental health

The State of Mental Health Globally

s1846562 — 2025-08-20 13:23:00 UTC

In this article it estimated 1 in 4 people around the world suffer from a mental health condition, and a with a treatment gap of up to 90% in some countries. This made me realize how many people suffer from mental health and how hard it is to get treatment for it

West Africa has a Shortage of Mental Health Professionals

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This article taught me that not every country gets the resources needed to care for peoples mental health

1 in 3 People from Somalia Suffer from a Mental Illness

s1846562 — 2025-08-21 15:12:16 UTC

In this article I learned that one in three people from Somalia Suffer from a mental illness, making it one of the countries with the highest rate of mental illness in low-income countries. This shocked me and taught me that so many people in just one country can suffer with no aid

87.5 people per 100,000 Commit Suicide Per Year in Lesotho

s1846562 — 2025-08-21 15:24:48 UTC

According to BBC, the World Health Organization said that 87.5 people per 100,000 take their life a year in Lesotho. This is ten times the global average. This made me realize how some countries don't have the resources necessary to manage mental health issues

Nigeria has an Inadequacy of Mental Health Care Services in Nigeria

s1846562 — 2025-08-21 15:38:54 UTC

In Nigeria, there is a shortage of psychiatrists within the country, with only 250 practicing psychiatrists. This taught me that with Nigeria having a population of 200 million, that means almost no one receives care for their mental well-being

There is Only Three Psychiatric Hospitals in Ghana

s1846562 — 2025-08-21 15:54:23 UTC

According to The Hospitalist, there are only three psychiatric hospitals. Them being the Accra Psychiatric Hospital, Navrongo War Memorial Hospital, and the Ankaful Hospital. This showed me the little resources that countries like Ghana have for managing mental health

Mental Health Clinics are Rare and Endangered in South Sudan

s1846562 — 2025-08-21 16:59:59 UTC

In this article it talks about how one of the mental health clinics in South Sudan are at risk of closing due to funding expiring. This showed me that even places with mental health aid aren't always sustained or receiving the care needed

Countries with the Lowest Depression Rates

s1846562 — 2025-08-21 17:12:09 UTC

In this article it gave me a list of countries with the lowest depression rates and some of them being Greenland, Greece, Tunisia, Portugal, and Lithuania. This surprised me since first world countries like Greece still experience issues like depression even with all there resources

Focusing on Countries in West Africa

s1846562 — 2025-08-25 13:37:36 UTC

While the issue of inadequate aid for mental health is global, I want to focus on how it is being handled in West Africa

Shortage of Psychiatrists in Bangladesh

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This is another example of country in West Africa having a shortage of psychiatrists. Bangladesh has a population of 173 million people, there are only 270 psychiatrists.

Progress is Slow in the African Region

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When it comes to progress in low-income countries it's very slow, with the African Region being the most effected. While this broadens the issue, it does show why there are very little psychiatrists throughout West Africa.

Shortage in Psychiatrists in Nigeria

s1846562 — 2025-08-25 14:46:31 UTC

I have grown curious in West Africa on the shortage of psychiatrists, specifically in Nigeria. This is since its one of the countries with the lowest amount of psychiatrists and makes me want to see if there are any solutions.

Task-Sharing

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In this article mental health professionals try a new approach known as task-sharing. This approach gets secondary health centers to help with smaller cases, allowing primary health practitioners focus on larger cases

Mental Health Apps

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Another way to receive treatment for mental health is mental health apps like Athari. This helps combat the shortage of psychiatrists

Training Pipeline

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Nigerian professionals pushed for and integrated mental health into Primary Health Care and mainstream services. This can help spread awareness of mental health

Topic Proposal

s1846562 — 2025-08-25 20:28:53 UTC

I think I want to research the shortage of psychiatrists which must be addressed to reach SDG GOAL: 3. I will focus on Nigeria and ways to combat this issue or substitutes to it. I want to research this because I am interested on how some countries like Nigeria don't get the simple, necessary necessities for mental health

Question #1

s1846562 — 2025-08-26 15:48:19 UTC

What the underlying factors, like funding, education, or government policy, are the affect of why some countries end up with serious shortages of psychiatrists, and how does it shape access to mental health care to the overall world?

Question #2

s1846562 — 2025-08-26 15:51:55 UTC

How have alternative solutions to the psychiatrist shortage in Nigeria like, "using community health workers or traditional healers", changed the ways of how people are able to understand and talk about mental health?

Changing the Narrative of Mental Health

s1846562 — 2025-08-27 15:38:34 UTC

In this video, Glenn Close talks about breaking the stigma of mental illness. She does by sharing stories, being compassionate, etc. This showed me that people are trying different ways to express and raise awareness of mental health

Over 1 Million People on NHS Waiting List for Mental Healthcare

s1846562 — 2025-08-28 15:35:22 UTC

In this article I learned that more than 1 million people have been weeks or months for treatment for conditions like anxiety and depression. This taught me that even those have the opportunities to get aid for mental health still experience obstacles that can be simply solved.

Question #1

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