Assessing development assistance for mental health in developing countries: 2007-2013

Barnabas J Gilbert, Vikram Patel, Paul E Farmer, Chunling Lu, Barnabas J Gilbert, Vikram Patel, Paul E Farmer, Chunling Lu

Abstract

Chunling Lu and colleagues investigate how international aid spent on mental health projects has changed between 2007 and 2013.

Conflict of interest statement

VP is a member of the Editorial Board of PLOS Medicine. All other authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Figures

Fig 1. Trends in annual DAMH and…
Fig 1. Trends in annual DAMH and its proportion of DAH, 2007–2013.
Fig 2. Annual DAMH by sector, 2007–2013.
Fig 2. Annual DAMH by sector, 2007–2013.
Fig 3. Annual DAMH by channel of…
Fig 3. Annual DAMH by channel of delivery (assuming funding for projects with missing channels goes to public sector), 2007–2013.
Fig 4. Financial gap between actual spending…
Fig 4. Financial gap between actual spending and spending proposed by the Lancet Global Mental Health Group (LGMHG).
LIC: low-income country; LMIC: lower-middle-income country; LMIC_1: based on US$3 per capita LGMHG estimation; LMIC_2: based on US$4 per capita LGMHG estimation.

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