The wall was tagged with graffiti above 22-year-old Sidi's bed in the lone psychiatric hospital in Mauritania, a country whose mental health system is as sparse as its desert landscapes.

To visit Mauritania's Rainbow Mountains, you need to secure a visa in advance through a Mauritanian embassy. The best time to visit is between November and February when temperatures are cooler.

traditional desert tents known as khaimas were used for doctors' appointments The wall was tagged with graffiti above 22-year-old Sidi's bed in the lone psychiatric hospital in Mauritania ...

The wall was tagged with graffiti above 22-year-old Sidi's bed in the lone psychiatric hospital in Mauritania, a country whose mental health system is as sparse as its desert landscapes.

Like all Mauritania's mental health professionals ... He set up the traditional desert tents known as "khaimas" in the courtyard of the national hospital, where families could bring their loved ...

Mauritania has only one psychiatric hospital ... a country whose mental health system is as sparse as its desert landscapes. “Stress kills your neurons,” said the message scrawled in room ...