Of recent, there is an increased percentage of people with a mental illness condition. People with a mental health disorder might be a neighbor, friend, family member or relative or in our community. The stigma around mental health has prohibited several people from seeking the required treatment, which later leads to increased risk of suicide, poor performance at work places or even at school and high medical expenses.<\/p>\n

Mental health is a basic human right, defined as a state of mental well-being that enables people to cope with the stresses of life, realize their abilities, learn well and work well, and contribute to their community.<\/p>\n

In this newsletter below, Kampala hospital partnered with Sanlam Insurance to inform, educate and enlighten the public on all matters concerning mental health.<\/p>\n

Mental Health Awareness Newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n

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Of recent, there is an increased percentage of people with a mental illness condition. People with a mental health disorder might be a neighbor, friend, family member or relative or in our community. The stigma around mental health has prohibited several people from seeking the required treatment, which later leads to increased risk of suicide, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":1067,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n