In light of the state’s work to increase the efficiency of all health services provided to citizens, the Ministry of Health continues to provide mental health services through the Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Online Platform, which was launched on March 16, 2022.
This comes to provide psychological support services, psychological counseling and addiction treatment, as well as educate citizens on how to get medical consultations for mental health care through the electronic platform.
Dr. Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, official spokesman for the Ministry of Health and Population, explained that according to statistics from the General Secretariat for Mental Health and Addiction Treatment, the number of visitors to the platform since its launch has reached 52,426 visitors, while the number of electronic questionnaires that were conducted by users reached 17,108, while the number of “virtual” treatment sessions that were provided to platform visitors reached 3,357.
Dr Mona Abdel Maqsoud, Secretary General of the Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Secretariat, said that the majority of age groups using the site ranged from 15 to 25, while the proportion of non-working users it reached 69% compared to 31% of workers, adding that the site’s users were from all the governorates as registered, the most used being the governorate of Cairo.
