At the 9th International Yaba Research Conference 2026, leading psychiatrists in the country called on the Federal Government to allocate a minimum of 2.5 per cent of the health research budget to mental health research, stressing that the country’s current 0.1 per cent allocation was inadequate.
The experts similarly called on African governments to increase funding for mental health research, develop locally relevant research tools and ensure that research findings inform public policy.
The mental health experts further said that Africa, which accounts for 17 per cent of the world’s population, contributes only 1.8 per cent of global mental health research output and receives 0.3 per cent of global research funding, leaving the continent with limited evidence to address its mental health challenges.
They also called for greater African leadership in research funding and collaboration, warning that foreign-funded studies often focus on the priorities of external funders rather than the needs
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