Tag Archives: mental health

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health activists and youths in Northern Uganda are turning to football to create awareness of mental health problems. The idea stems from the reported increase in mental health cases among the youth in Northern Uganda and several districts of the Acholi sub-region. Led by Children …

Kigali, Rwanda | Xinhua | Cases of mental health disorders have increased in Rwanda since the beginning of this year, the Ministry of Health said Monday. At least 7,817 patients consulted for depression at Ndera Neuro-Psychiatric Teaching Hospital from January to August, higher than 1,743 that were recorded last year, …

Brazzaville, Congo | Xinhua | The World Health Organization (WHO) launched Thursday a campaign to raise awareness and spur action for suicide prevention in the African region, which has the world’s highest rates of death by suicide. Around 11 people per 100,000 per year die by suicide in the African region, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MPs have adopted a motion, urging government to increase funding for mental and psychiatric care services in the country. The motion, which also called for prioritisation and improvement of mental health and psychiatric care in Uganda was moved by Aisha Kabanda, Butambala district MP during …

What is the true impact on their mental health? | THE INDEPENDENT | Over the last several decades, gender roles have evolved and changed to reflect shifting societal norms. Yet, despite these changes, unpaid household labour disparities still exist between partnered men and women worldwide. From cooking and cleaning, to …

It affects women’s mental health, say researchers | MATHEW SHUPLER | About 2.6 billion people – nearly half of the global population, most of them in Africa, Asia and central and south America – rely on biomass fuels, like wood and charcoal, or kerosene to cook meals, heat and light …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organization-WHO is asking governments to prioritize mental healthcare as mental illness surges. WHO made the call during a virtual launch of the organization’s biggest assessment of mental health that has been carried out in the last 20 years. The report shows that …

Kampala, Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa | Canadian-based Ugandan author and mental health professional, Nathan Ssewaali launched his mental health book for children titled, ‘Lola and The Emotions Carousel’ which has received a lot of positive reviews across the world as many have referred to it as helpful to their children’s mental …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mental health experts have expressed the need to address suicidal tendencies in youths. In the past six months, there have been reports of youth committing suicide. In March, Brian Wetaka, a former student of Bachelors of Science in Chemical Engineering who had graduated in 2019, …

Although people with serious mental illness tend to be less sexually active, they have a higher risk of sexual behaviour Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | People who have or are at a risk of HIV and who are vulnerable to mental health conditions often face other significant individual, structural, …