Public health interventions on mental health service delivery in MalawiMental health professionals have strongly supported public health elements such as intelligence on public health, interventions and infrastructure in addressing mental health services during international conferences (11). This has led the Ministry of Health of Malawi to plan interventions aimed at the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of patients' illnesses once they have recovered from any condition (4). Although the ministry does not have a specific mental health strategy and policy, guidelines exist within Malawi's legal framework that have directed major reforms in the health sector since 1964 (7). However, the inclusion of mental health services as a priority area in the current health strategic plan indicates the Ministry's commitment to reducing the burden of depressive disorders in Malawi. Prevention and Control of Depressive Disorders It is essential to recognize the key determinants of depressive disorders. in order to develop an effective prevention plan (17). In the case of Malawi, interventions should be aimed at mitigating the impact of low levels of education, poverty, unemployment, gender-based violence and poor access to mental health services. Furthermore, the health system should strengthen improvements in the control of medical conditions such as HIV and malaria which have been associated with increased cases of depressive disorders. The Government of Malawi must continue to increase the supply of free antiretroviral drugs (ARVS). to the public and improve the quality of care for HIV-infected patients. This will stop the progression from simple conditions to severe cases...... middle of paper ......lth: theory and practice / edited by Stephen Gillam, Jan Yates, Padmanabhan Badrinath: Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012.2 nd ed.; 2012.19. Richter D, Berger K. [Are mental disorders on the rise? Update of a systematic review on repeated cross-sectional studies]. Psychiatrische Praxis. 2013;40(4):176-82.20. WHO. Strengthening health systems to improve health outcomes: the WHO framework for action. Geneva, Switzerland: WHO Document Production Services; 2007. 44 p.21. Kauye F, Jenkins R, Rahman A. Training of primary healthcare workers in mental health and its impact on diagnoses of common mental disorders in the primary care of a developing country, Malawi: a cluster randomized controlled trial. Psychological medicine. 2014;44(3):657-66.22. Winslow CEA. The cost of illness and the price of health. BULLETIN OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. 2006;84(2):153-8.