Scaling up an integrated primary mental health screening programme in South Africa through co-development and continuous quality improvement
The scaling-up of an integrated primary mental health screening innovation requires capacity building among mid-level management, and a co-developed, collaborative programme built on continuous quality improvement provides promise in providing flexibility and communal problem-solving for more sustained implementation.
Authors
- Tasneem Kathree (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8451-9197)
- André Janse van Rensburg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-2232)
- Nikiwe Hongo
- Deepa P. Rao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1657-7168)
- Merridy Grant (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7790-5102)
- Arvin Bhana
- Zamasomi Luvuno
- Inge Petersen
- Londiwe Mthethwa
Institutions
- South African Medical Research Council (ZA)
- Curtin University (AU)
- Edendale Hospital (ZA)
- Africa Health Research Institute (ZA)
- Center for Global Health (US)
- Umkhuseli Innovation and Research Management (ZA)
- University of KwaZulu-Natal (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Primary Care
- Published
- 2026-03-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-026-03223-7
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00