South Africa: Mental Health - Are Medicine Shortages Fuelling a Shadow Epidemic?

[spotlight] In August, almost half of the most commonly used medications to treat mental illness in South Africa were out of stock, and many have been in short supply since March. Now, experts warn that amid the COVID-19 outbreak, the nation could see a "shadow epidemic" of psychiatric illness and it could prove deadly for patients.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - Category: African Health Source Type: news