a) 15,000
b) Nearly 1000
c) Less than 10
Answer: c) Less than 10.
Answer: c) Less than 10.
There are about 15,000 psychiatrists in the UK but only six working in Ghana.
With less than 10 psychiatrists covering a population of around 24 million, about 98% of mentally ill people will never come into contact with a mental health worker.
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