14/10/2025
๐พ๐ฟ๐๐ผ ๐๐ค๐๐ฃ๐จ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ค๐ก๐๐๐ง๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐ก๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐จ๐จ ๐๐ช๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐จ ๐ก๐
Yesterday, we were honoured to partner with the Edo State Ministry of Health in commemorating the World Mental Health Day 2025, alongside the World Health Organization, the International Organization on Migration (Edo State) and other key stakeholders.
This yearโs theme, โAccess to Mental Health Services in Catastrophes and Emergenciesโ, was both timely and relevant to our local context, as communities continue to experience crises ranging from flooding, displacement, and disease outbreaks to social conflicts that silently affect psychological wellbeing.
As part of our contribution, CDMA:
๐ Provided technical support during the planning process to align discussions with sustainable health system goals.
๐ Moderated the panel session, ensuring a well-rounded conversation among experts from psychiatry, WHO, IOM, security, rehabilitation, and traditional medicine.
๐ Designed a post-event advocacy and monitoring&evaluation framework to sustain impact.
๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ค๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ-๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง๐ก๐ค๐ค๐ ๐๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ช๐๐ก๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐-๐๐ญ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ - ๐ฉ๐๐ค๐จ๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐๐๐จ๐๐จ ๐ค๐ง ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ก ๐๐ก๐ก๐ฃ๐๐จ๐จ๐๐จ - ๐ฌ๐๐ค๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐๐จ๐จ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐จ๐๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐ช๐ฅ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ช๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐๐จ. ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐จ๐๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ง๐๐จ๐๐ก๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐จ๐ฎ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ช๐ง๐ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ช๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ง๐, ๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ข๐ค๐จ๐ฉ ๐ช๐ฃ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ช๐ข๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐จ.
Through our ongoing advocacy and planned post-event documentation, CDMA remains committed to advancing inclusive, accessible, and coordinated mental health services for all.
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