The Vanuatu Psychiatry Mentorship Programme: supporting the development of a fledgling mental health service in the

Jimmy Obed1, Allister Bush2, Stephen Stathis3

  • 1Senior Registrar Mental Health, Vila Central Hospital, Vanuatu.

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