The Ministry of Health and Population has organized training courses for 65 doctors and psychologists, to improve the skills and competences of providers of psychological support, psychological counseling and addiction treatment services, through the national electronic platform for mental health and addiction treatment..
The training of doctors and specialists of the National Electronic Platform for Mental Health and Addiction Treatment was done in collaboration with the World Health Organization, numerous experts and specialists and the University of British Columbia in Canada, led by Professor Michael Krause , professor of psychiatry at the University of British Columbia and head of the e-mental health sector of the World Psychiatric Association..
Dr Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, official spokesman for the Ministry of Health and Population, explained that the training included various programs to develop doctors’ skills and increase their efficiency, in accordance with international standards, so as to contribute to the development of the service and the establishment of technical and technical mechanisms to address the challenges that therapists face during sessions..
Menen Abdel-Maksoud, Secretary General of the Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Secretariat, indicated that the Ministry of Health and Population continues to provide mental health services, through the Mental Health and Addiction Treatment e-Platform. of addictions, which was launched on March 16, 2022.
In a related context, Dr Menen Abdel-Maksoud said 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 57,817 visitors, while the number of visitors the electronic questionnaires carried out by users reached 18,567, while the number of “virtual” treatment sessions provided to platform visitors is equal to 3,654.
The secretary-general of the Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Secretariat added that the proportion of female users had reached 70% compared to 30% of males, adding that visitors to the platform included 19% of married couples, compared to 81% of unmarried couples..
Menen confirmed that the majority of age groups using the platform range from 15 to 25 years old, while the percentage of non-working users reached 64% compared to 36% of workers, adding that the site’s users came from all the governorates, but most of them were from Cairo..
He indicated that the National Electronic Platform for Mental Health and Addiction Treatment aims to provide free mental health and addiction treatment services for all age groups, Egyptians and non-Egyptians residing in Egypt, explaining that the platform is the first of its kind in the Eastern Mediterranean region..
Munan stressed that the electronic platform is one of the fruits of cooperation between the General Secretariat for Mental Health and Addiction Treatment, the National Information Center at the Ministry of Health and Population, the World Health Organization and the University of British Columbia in Canada, and is supported by a group of technical and technical cadres from the Ministry of Health and Population, and international therapists, psychologists and experts in the field of psychiatry and addiction treatment.
Dr. Menen Abdel-Maksoud stressed the importance of psychological safety in realizing skills and abilities and coping with the natural pressures of life and work in a productive way, inviting all citizens to visit the platform and benefit from the various services provided from the General Secretariat for Mental Health and Addiction Treatment via the following link.: https://nmhp.mohp.gov.eg/mental/web/ar.
