Ministry of Public Health announce Ma’ak National Mental Health and Wellbeing Program – The Peninsula

Ministry of Public Health announce Ma’ak National Mental Health and Wellbeing Program – The Peninsula

Doha: The National Mental Health Program Team in the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has collaborated with Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) and Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) to launch an educational program to promote mental health and wellbeing in Qatar. The ‘Ma’ak’ National Mental Health and Wellbeing initiative is designed to provide education and awareness programs targeting different population groups and aims to reduce stigma attached to mental health conditions.

Sheikh Dr. Mohamed Bin Hamad Al-Thani, Director of the Public Health Department at the Ministry of Public Health said that this initiative is another step in a concerted effort to provide valuable mental health literacy to the population. “Supporting the mental health and wellbeing of Qatar’s population is high on the agenda for the Ministry of Public Health and our healthcare partners. Both the National Health Strategy 2018-2022 and the Public Health Strategy 2017-2022 identify mental health and wellbeing among their key priorities.”

‘Ma’ak’ (which means ‘with you’ in Arabic), was the collaborative effort of a sub-group comprising representation from the MoPH’s National Mental Health Program team, HMC’s Mental Health Service (MHS) education team and Hamad International Training Center (HITC), as well as PHCC.

Mahmoud Al Raisi, Executive Chair of the National Taskforce