09/10/2025
Tomorrow, 10 October 2025 is World Mental Health Day; and the theme for this year is: Access to Services; Mental Health in Catastrophes and Emergencies.
The world is in turmoil, with catastrophes and emergencies everywhere we look.
We often think of the shelters, food and bandages as a priority, but this year, we want to emphasize the importance of Psycho-Social Support.
As communities, we need to make sure we have adequate mental health services that re accessible to everyone; Statutory - government funded, Voluntary - NGO funded and Private - for those who don't want to wait in queues.
In Zimbabwe, we have all 3 sectors, but we need to do more to ensure that they're accessible in all areas, not just centralized in the cities.
"There is no health without Mental Health"