Islamabad, July 05, 2021 (PPI-OT):President Dr Arif Alvi has called for focusing on mental health by chalking out an effective implementable plan to help address the issue of mental health. He made these remarks at a presentation, given by Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs Andleeb Abbas, who is heading a Task Force on Mental Health, in Islamabad today (Monday).
In order to ensure the availability of mental health care in the country, the President emphasized the need to establish telehealth centres to provide advice to the people about mental health problems. He urged the need to devise a multi-pronged strategy by involving psychologists, media and teachers to guide the people and students about the issues related to mental health.
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