National mental health programme begins

National mental health programme begins

The Ministry of Health represented by Al Masarra Hospital on Wednesday launched the first National Mental Health First Aid Training Programme to develop ‘a conscious community’ to create a conducive environment for people needing supportMuscat – The Ministry of Health (MoH) represented by Al Masarra Hospital on Wednesday launched the first National Mental Health First Aid Training Programme to develop ‘a conscious community’ to create a conducive environment for people needing support.

The programme launched under the auspices of H E Dr Saeed Harib al Lamki, Undersecretary for Health Affairs , with the presence of Dr Bader al Habsi, Director of hospital, is aiming to develop the health sector, engage health personnel of various categories in decision making, and create solutions for the challenges faced by the health sector.

The training programme is empowering participants with the necessary knowledge, skills and confidence to provide psychological support and respond in an emergency through high-quality evidence-based rehabilitation and education; thus creating a conscious community.

The two-day training programme that targeted 20 medical and allied medical staff is distinguished by its effectiveness and quality in improving primary preventive mental health in an innovative way using artificial intelligence techniques.

The notion of the programme was one of the