Can mindfulness training in primary schools promote mental wellbeing in Sub-Saharan Africa?

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Can mindfulness training in primary schools promote mental wellbeing in Sub-Saharan Africa? There is growing evidence that whole-school mindfulness training delivered as an integral element of the curriculum promotes children's mental well-being and improves educational outcomes (Phan et al., 2022). The Global Health Research Group on Promoting Children's and Adolescents' (CAs) Mental Wellbeing in sub-Saharan Africa, funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), aims to contribute to improving the mental well-being of CAs in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) by researching the effectiveness and efficiency of delivering mindfulness training in primary schools, in two of the poorest SSA counties, Ethiopia and Rwanda.