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. 2008 Apr 1;5(2):36–38.
Population 28 million
Mental health budget as a proportion of the total health budget 0.8%
Number of psychiatrists 39
Numbers of psychiatric beds
   government sector 94
   medical college hospitals 196
   private hospitals/nursing homes 25
   non-governmental organisations 70
   total number of psychiatric beds 385
Psychiatric bed:population ratio 1:70 129
Child psychiatrists 0
Old age psychiatrists 0
Neurologists 8
Clinical psychologists > 9
Psychiatric nurses 48
Psychiatric social workers 0
Occupational therapists 1
NGOs in mental health > 8