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Mental healthcare services in Mauritius

Part of: BJPsych International Country Profiles Collection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Mridula S. Naga
Mridula S. Naga*
Affiliation:
Brown Sequard Mental Health Care Centre, BeauBassin, Mauritius, email manish@intnet.mu
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The Republic of Mauritius is a group of islands in the south-west of the Indian Ocean, consisting of the main island of Mauritius, Rodrigues and several outer islands, situated 900 km to the east of Madagascar. It has a total land area of 2040 km2 and a population of around 1.2 million. Mauritius has a multiracial population whose origins can be traced mainly to Asia, Africa and Europe. English is the official language but French remains the most widely spoken, along with the local dialect, Creole, which is derived from French. Mauritius is classified as an upper middle income country in sub-Saharan Africa by the World Bank. It has a per capita gross domestic product (GDP) of US$13 200.

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International Psychiatry , Volume 4 , Issue 3 , July 2007 , pp. 64 - 66
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