MOH: 4x more mental health needs this year so far than whole 2020

Mental health issues are a growing concern for the Ministry of Health (MOH) as mental health support needs in the first four months of this year eclipsed those required for the entire 2020.

Health Minister Dr Adham Baba said that in 2020, some 65,021 interventions in the form of psycho-social first aid were conducted by healthcare workers.

In contrast, from January to April 2021...