Health
World Mental Health Day marked in Kabul
The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Tuesday marked World Mental Health Day in Kabul under the theme “mental health is a global human right” where officials said that the provision of mental health services is one of the priorities of this ministry.
At the ceremony, health officials said that according to a survey conducted by the ministry, more than two million people in the country benefited from mental health services in 2022.
“The Ministry of Public Health is committed to the fact that all people should have access to health and mental services,” said Habibullah Akhundzadeh, Deputy Minister of Health Services Supply of the MoPH.
Doctors, meanwhile, say the number of mental health patients has increased compared to previous years, and most of the mental patients are girls who have been banned from going to school.
“Recently, the number of our patients has increased compared to previous years, and most of them are young girls who have been deprived of going to school,” said a female doctor.
“Going to school was a way of hope for them,” she added.
