The World Health Organization announced in a statement that Africa is the continent with the highest suicide rate in the world.
The organization announced that the suicide rate worldwide is 9 in 100,000 people.
He pointed out that the suicide rate in Africa is 11 in 100,000 people, which is higher than the global average.
He pointed out that there is one psychiatrist for every 500,000 people in Africa, which is 100 times lower than the organization’s recommendation.
This is partly due, according to the World Health Organization, to insufficient measures to treat and prevent risk factors, including mental health conditions that currently affect 116 million people, an increase from 53 million in 1990.
The United Nations has launched a social media campaign to reach 10 million people across the region with the aim of raising public awareness and mobilizing the support of governments and policy makers to increase the attention and funding of programs mental health, including suicide prevention efforts.
TRT Arabic – Agencies
