Monday, October 3, 2022 – 3:57 pm
DUBAI, 3rd October / WAM / The Ministry of Health and Prevention hosted at its headquarters in Dubai the meeting of the National Committee for the Promotion of Mental Health in the country with the aim of implementing the initiatives of the national mental health policy related to the development and expansion of comprehensive and integrated mental health services and the consolidation of multi-sectoral cooperation between the concerned authorities, which contributes to strengthening Preventing mental disorders in innovative ways, employing information systems, and conducting research to promote the integration of patients into society and improve their quality of life for the well-being of society.
The meeting was attended by His Excellency Dr. Hussain Abdul Rahman Al Rand, Assistant Undersecretary for the Public Health Sector, Chairman of the National Committee for the Promotion of Mental Health in the country, and Dr. Lubna Al Shaali, Director of the Health Policies and Legislation Department at the Ministry, Vice Chairman of the Committee, with the participation of representatives of health authorities and partners from government and private sectors.
During the meeting, Al Rand reviewed what had been achieved in the field of promoting mental health, stressing the importance of the committee’s role and the vital tasks that fall on it, which include a package of initiatives aimed at achieving an innovative, sustainable and scalable model of mental health care and setting policies that would bring about change according to a future vision that achieves the establishment of a society Healthier and happier.
He pointed out that the promotion of mental health is one of the government’s priorities and one of the most important strategic planning paths, as the committee works in an integrated manner to find mechanisms to ensure the achievement of the objectives of the national policy to promote mental health in a way that provides the highest quality of health services provided to members of society, whether preventive, curative or rehabilitative.
For her part, Dr. Lubna Al-Shaali, Director of Health Policies and Legislation Department at the Ministry, Vice-Chairman of the Committee, explained that the meeting discussed the follow-up and evaluation of the implementation of the strategic plan of the national policy to promote mental health, pointing out that the Committee is keen to ensure coordination between all relevant bodies and sectors, which ensures the integration and unification of the efforts made. In the field of mental health promotion in the country.
Asim El Khouly