Community Paper - Special Collection: Festschrift Leslie Swartz

Reimagining language access in mental healthcare through cultural integration in KwaZulu-Natal

Grace N. Wambua, Sanja Kilian, Lucinda Manda-Taylor, Victor V. Mkhize, Bonginkosi Chiliza
African Journal of Disability | Vol 14 | a1685 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v14i0.1685 | © 2025 Grace N. Wambua, Sanja Kilian, Lucinda Manda-Taylor, Victor V. Mkhize, Bonginkosi Chiliza | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 25 February 2025 | Published: 30 November 2025

About the author(s)

Grace N. Wambua, Department of Research, Africa Health Research Institute, Durban, South Africa
Sanja Kilian, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
Lucinda Manda-Taylor, Department of Health Systems and Policy, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi
Victor V. Mkhize, School of Religion, Philosophy and Classics, College of Humanities, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa; and Umsamo Institute, Albert Falls, South Africa
Bonginkosi Chiliza, Department of Psychiatry, School of Clinical Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

Abstract

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Keywords

mental health; language access; cultural competency; traditional healers; mental healthcare interpreters; South Africa

Sustainable Development Goal

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

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