Research has shown that peers can experience relapses of their own disorders, that they sometimes blur the roles of patient and caregiver, and that they are not qualified to identify or treat those in need of immediate mental health care.
Instead, such medics were making do with water to treat those in need.
Medical professionals from all over the world come together to treat those in need, ignoring religion, politics, and national boundaries.
Here, in the parking area beneath a block of apartments, medics are on standby to treat those that need to be evacuated from the scene but aren't seriously wounded.
They are seen by a physician from an urban area who gives a few hours of his day, two or three days a week, to see and treat those who need it.
These challenges can only be addressed by a strong primary care system that can identify and treat those in need in a timely manner and, where necessary, refer them for more specialised care.
"Please help us make sure our staff are free to treat those most in need, such as those who have a serious illness or injury.
"Despite the risks to her own safety, she volunteered to use her nursing skills to help save lives and treat those in dire need in Sierra Leone.
The staff is "zigzagging" patients in and out of the treatment rooms so that they can treat those most in need of immediate treatment.
