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Zimbabwe’s 'Friendship Bench' Offers Blueprint for Mental Health Treatment Across Africa


Zimbabwe’s 'Friendship Bench' Offers Blueprint for Mental Health Treatment Across Africa
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Doctors say mental health problems are a hidden crisis in much of Africa, but lay health workers in Zimbabwe have been offering private therapy sessions on the grounds of clinics across Harare. As Henry Ridgwell reports, the treatment could be a blueprint for tackling mental health in Africa.

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