The University of Namibia (UNAM), in partnership with the Ongwediva Town Council, hosted a World Mental Health Day commemoration at Ongwediva.

The Chief Medical Officer at Intermediate Hospital Rundu, Dr. Medson Chibwe, revealed that around 600 people were admitted for mental health issues at the hospital between January and September this year.

Dr. Chibwe shared these figures during the World Mental Health Day commemoration on Friday.

Health workers from the Rundu Intermediate Hospital, accompanied by students from the health sector, marched through Rundu's CBD in commemoration of World Mental Health Day. 

October 10 marks World Mental Health Day, a global initiative focused on raising awareness of mental health issues and improving mental health care for all populations.

To delve deeper into this topic, Milcah Negongo spoke with Sara Kapiye, Chief Human Capital Officer at the Development Bank of Namibia.

As the world celebrates World Mental Health Day today, the Africa Centre for Disease Control, the International Council of Nurses (ICN), and the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA) have launched a global campaign to call for more global attention on the mental health needs of health wor

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic caused a global mental health crisis, and Namibians were not exempted from this emotional meltdown. 

This was said by National Mental Health Care Namibia founder, Cathy Kambanda, during the commemoration of World Mental Health Day.