By ROGERS KALEROCASES of Mental Health must not be taken to witch-doctors, but should be taken to health facilities which are better positioned to prescribe treatment for patients,” the Ministry of Health has said.Copperbelt Provincial Health Director Charles Sakulanda said health facilities were ideal and best places to deal with Mental Health issues in various communities as opposed to witch-doctors.Dr Sakulanda was speaking at the weekend during the In-But Free (IBF) sensitisation meeting for mental health issues which was held at Kamfinsa Correctional Facility in Kitwe ahead of the commemoration of World Mental Health Day.Dr Sakulanda said health facilities were ideal and best places to deal with Mental Health issues in various communities as opposed to witch-doctors because they can use medicines, counselling, group therapy and others means to deal with mental issues.“Like I said earlier, Health Facilities are the best places to deal with mental health issues and so patients should not be taken […]
‘GO TO HOSPITAL NOT WITCHDOCTORS FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS’
