NAIROBI, 9 June, 2021 (TON): On Wednesday, Kenya's health ministry launched Kenya Mental Health Action Plan (2021-2025) aiming to promote mental health among citizens.
Mercy Mwangangi, Chief Administrative Secretary in the Ministry of Health said, "Through the plan, mental health and psychosocial support will be integrated into the emergency and humanitarian response especially in the response to Covid-19 pandemic as well as the long-term recovery strategy."
According to the Ministry of Health, the Covid-19 pandemic has caused enormous significant health, socio-economic and psychological impacts on the population, hence mental health and psychosocial support strategies and measures.
The plan seeks to decentralize mental health services and programs to primary health care at the community level, promote stigma reduction and preventive programs, enroll mentally disturbed people in the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) and establishment if a commission for mental health and happiness.
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