The Ministry of Health and Population affirmed that maintaining women’s mental health is important as women are way more susceptible to depression and anxiety than men.
The Ministry of Health and Population stated: Globally, there are about 76 million women, especially adolescents, who suffer from a major depressive episode every year.
It further indicated that the national electronic platform for mental health and addiction treatment aims to provide free services for mental health and addiction treatment for all age groups, Egyptians and non-Egyptians residing in Egypt, explaining that the platform is the first of its kind in the Eastern Mediterranean region.
Moreover, the Ministry underlined the importance of psychological safety in realizing abilities and capabilities, dealing with the natural pressures of life, and working productively, calling on all citizens to visit the platform and benefit from the various services provided by the General Secretariat for Mental Health and Addiction Treatment.
The Ministry’s statement also pointed out that the electronic platform is one of the fruitful results of the collaboration between the General Secretariat of Mental Health and Addiction Treatment, the National Information Center at the Ministry, the World Health Organization, and the University of British Columbia in Canada.
The statement added that the platform is backed up by an elite group of technical personnel at the Ministry of Health and Population, psychotherapists, and international experts in the field of psychiatry and addiction treatment.
