Stigma around mental health keeps doctors vulnerable to depression

In 2018, the dean of health sciences at the University of Cape Town and one of South Africa’s top cardiologists Professor Bongani Mayosi took his own life. EWN looked into the state of mental health in the medical profession and spoke to a doctor about the struggles she faced in keeping her mental health in check.

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