Strengthening mental health care capacity
(Baonghean.vn) - According to studies in the world and in Vietnam, the rate of mental disorders has increased sharply during and after the Covid-19 pandemic. This has caused many difficulties and challenges in the management, treatment, care and rehabilitation of mentally ill people.
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The 2022 Northern Regional Psychiatry Conference focuses on evaluating the results of community mental health care activities in the 2016-2020 period and orienting activities for the 2022-2025 period. Photo: Thanh Chung |
On May 26, Nghe An Department of Health coordinated with Central Psychiatric Hospital I to organize the 2022 Northern Regional Psychiatric Conference... Attending the conference were representatives of the Department of Health and Psychiatric Hospitals of 31 provinces and cities across the country.
Recently, the Party and State have paid great attention to health protection activities.mentalfor the people. This activity has been included in the Health - Population Target Program for the period 2016-2020; bringing great effectiveness in mental health care for the people, as well as ensuring social and economic security in the whole country... By the end of 2020, Vietnam had treated and managed 195,000 schizophrenic patients, 125,000 epileptic patients and 54,960 depressed patients in the community.
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| Caring for patients at Nghe An Mental Hospital. Photo: Tu Thanh |
At this time, the management, treatment, care and rehabilitation of mentally ill people have been facing many difficulties and challenges. The Covid-19 epidemic has significantly affected the mental health care of the people. According to studies in the world and in Vietnam, the rate of mental disorders has increased sharply during and after the epidemic.Covid-19.
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Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Tuan Hung - Deputy Head of the Department of Organization and Personnel (Ministry of Health), Director of Central Psychiatric Hospital 1 opened the conference. Photo: Thanh Chung |
The 2022 Northern Regional Psychiatry Conference was held after the Prime Minister issued Decision No. 155 on January 29, 2022 on approving the National Plan for Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases and Mental Health Disorders for the 2022-2025 period.
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Nghe An Department of Health presented flowers to congratulate the Northern Regional Psychiatry Conference held in the locality. Photo: Thanh Chung |
Speaking at the opening of the conference, Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Tuan Hung - Deputy Head of the Department of Organization and Personnel (Ministry of Health), Director of Central Psychiatric Hospital 1 stated: The conference focused on evaluating the results of community mental health care activities in the period of 2016-2020, orienting activities in the period of 2022-2025 according to Decision 155 of the Prime Minister; discussing and exchanging experiences in patient management and treatment... The opinions from the conference are the basis for building the Project "Improving mental health care capacity in Vietnam", to better meet the health care needs of the people.
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| Associate Professor, Dr. Duong Dinh Chinh stated: Through the conference, doctors and medical staff of Nghe An were updated with new and advanced knowledge from leading experts, managers, and colleagues, thereby improving their qualifications and skills, and better serving the work of caring for and protecting people's health. Photo: Thanh Chung |
Congratulating the conference, Associate Professor, Dr. Duong Dinh Chinh - Director of Nghe An Department of Health expressed: In the current context, mental health is facing many worrying issues. The number of people with mental illness is increasing, diverse in subjects and ages.
This conference was organized in accordance with the wishes of the localities. Nghe An doctors and medical staff were updated with new and advanced knowledge from leading experts, managers and colleagues, thereby improving their qualifications and skills, and better serving the work of caring for and protecting people's health./.
