Tanzania, April 16 -- Dar es Salaam. The Controller and Auditor (CAG) General has revealed 12 significant shortcomings in the provision of mental health services in the country.

According to the CAG's 2022/23 report, deficiencies include inadequate community-level diagnosis and financial resources, staff shortages and poor drug distribution.

This has been highlighted in the Efficiency Audit Report on Access to Mental Health Services, which is part of the annual audit report.

"The number of patients increases every year, as do deaths. Many centres do not provide isolation services to help patients recover, and out of the 28 regions, only five have isolation centres for mental health services," the report says.

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