Dr. Baseer Khan Achakzai, the Director General (DG-Health) of the Ministry of Health on Thursday highlighted the crucial role of both media and youth in creating awareness about the government's "Humraaz app" and its potential to enhance public mental health. Talking to TV channel, Dr. Achakzai emphasized the importance of active participation from these two sectors in spreading information and encouraging the utilization of the app's services. He called for joint efforts by stakeholders, including media and provincial governments, the community, students in medical universities, and health professionals to work for the prevention and treatment of mental health disorders. To support people's health, the government has launched a revolutionary program in the field of health and introduced a free mobile application "Humraaz" and a free helpline "1166” on which people can share their problems and issues with experts.

 He said there is a need to develop positive behavior at a young age to prevent people from falling prey to mental health issues at a later stage in life, adding, around 3 million population need mental health treatments which need more awareness through media.

Credit : Independent News Pakistan-INP