Patients Seeking Mental Health Services Drop as Deaths by Suicide Rise

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Patients Seeking Mental Health Services Drop as Deaths by Suicide Rise

10 Oct 2020, 13:34 Comments 518 Views Gulu, Uganda Health Human rights Northern Report

Odong explaining the mental health condition in Acholi Sub Region on Thursday evening at Northern Uganda Media Club

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Freddy Odong, a Psychiatric Nurse and the Project Manager of Suicide Prevention at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital, says the number of persons seeking mental health services has dropped from between 60 to 80 each day to just 9 patients currently.

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