KP government launches first Mental Health institute
The caretaker setup in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa led by Chief Minister Azam Khan inaugurated the first-ever Institute of Mental Health Sciences in the provincial capital Peshawar on Thursday.
The landmark project has incurred a total cost of Rs2.52 billion. The larger plan includes an emergency unit, OPD, ICU, a psychiatric unit, family counseling, and a rehabilitation centre among other facilities. It will start with providing OPD services and will move on to add other services in later stages.
Landmark Achievement by the KP Government: The caretaker Chief Minister, Muhammad Azam Khan, inaugurated the "Institute of Mental Health Sciences, Peshawar." This groundbreaking institution, the first of its kind in the region, aims to revolutionize mental health education,… pic.twitter.com/4vfD7CVuqQ
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In the inaugural ceremony, the Chief Minister spoke about the facilities offered by the institute and the courses on various areas concerning mental health offered there. He emphasised the growing need for understanding and treating mental illnesses that are rampant globally and the opening of one of its kind institute is a step in the right direction. He promised that the state-of-the-art institute will provide facilities for the treatment of mental illnesses and all services related to mental health.