Clinical Profile of Parkinson's Disease: Experience of Niger.

Background: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a chronic neurodegenerative pathology with unknown etiology. It is characterized clinically by the classic triad that associated tremors, bradykinesia, and rigidity. In Niger, there are no data on PD.

Prevalence and characteristics of chronic pain: Experience of Niger.

Introduction: Chronic pain is a major health problem, considered as a disease in its own right. The prevalence of chronic pain is estimated to be between 2% and 40% in adult populations. In Niger, there are no data on chronic pain.

A survey of the mental healthcare systems in five Francophone countries in West Africa: Bénin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Niger and Togo.

Sub-Saharan Africa has a wide mental health treatment gap, with low levels of access to mental health services. This paper presents the findings of systematic situation analyses carried out in five Francophone countries in West Africa, which are among the poorest in the world. The findings showed low levels of budgetary allocation to mental health, poor health infrastructure (especially at primary level) and unequal distribution of human and financial resources.

Mental health services in the Republic of Niger.

The Republic of Niger is a large, landlocked west African country. Around 80% of its vast land mass (1 300 000 km) is in the Sahara Desert. Its neighbours are Mali, Algeria, Libya and Chad to the north, and Nigeria, Benin and Burkina Faso to the south.