The World Health Organization says it has issued guide-lines for countries around the World, to maintain essential services, including providing mental-health services to their citizens.
The Director-General of the WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, yesterday addressed member-states during a virtual-meeting, requesting countries to also allocate resources to mental health, as an integral component of their covid-19 response and recovery plans.
Ghebreyesus says the guidelines were developed in close collaboration with health-care experts.
WHO has issued guidance to countries on how to maintain essential services – including for #mentalhealth – during #COVID19 and recommends that countries allocate resources to mental health as an integral component of their response and recovery plans.
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— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) October 5, 2020
#COVID19 has disrupted or halted critical #mentalhealth services in 93% of countries worldwide 🌐 while the demand for mental health is increasing, according to 🆕 survey
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— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) October 5, 2020
Thank you @Facebook, @messenger and @WhatsApp for supporting the upcoming #WorldMentalHealthDay and helping us to raise awareness about #mentalhealth, especially during this #COVID19 crisis. https://t.co/fwD8Xz03Ef
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) October 5, 2020
