06:08 PM
Friday 15 April 2022
Books – Ahmed Gomaa:
The Ministry of Health and Population announced the opening of the first phase of the internal department dedicated to treating addiction patients at Beni Suef Hospital for Mental Health and Addiction Treatment, with a capacity of more than 45 patients, in cooperation with the General Secretariat for Mental Health and Addiction Treatment.
Dr. Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, the official spokesman for the Ministry of Health and Population, explained that the new department at Beni Suef Hospital for Addiction Treatment provides services for treating addiction patients in Beni Suef and a number of governorates in Upper Egypt, noting that the department provides a treatment for withdrawal symptoms, and a psychological and community rehabilitation service, within “Recover” program, which is the treatment program approved by the General Secretariat for Mental Health and Addiction Treatment.
Abdel Ghaffar indicated that the General Secretariat for Mental Health and Addiction Treatment celebrated in December 2021 honoring 70 recoveries who received treatment at Al-Azzazi Hospital for Mental Health and Addiction Treatment in Sharkia Governorate, as well as 17 recoveries from Tanta Hospital for Mental Health and Addiction Treatment, noting that the campaign aims to To support the recovering and provide good living conditions that help them to enjoy a normal life without abuse.
Dr. Manen Abdel-Maqsoud, Secretary-General of the Secretariat of Mental Health and Addiction Treatment, indicated that the opening of new departments for addiction treatment is underway at the level of the Secretariat’s hospitals in the governorates of the Republic, in light of the attention paid by the Ministry of Health and Population to the issue of addiction treatment, and its plan to expand service centers to include All governorates of the republic.