Civil servants working in Lugari, Matete and Likuyani Sub-Counties have been advised to pay close attention to their mental health as part of their body well-being. Speaking during the opening of National Hospital Insurance Fund Civil Servants sensitization meeting at CDF Hall in Lugari, Area Assistant County Commissioner (ACC), Nancy Kiptoo, said civil servants under […]
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The National Police Service Commission has identified mental health issues as an emerging challenge affecting officers in the force. Consequently, the Commission has deployed 59 counselors and social workers in the 47 counties in a bid to help the officers deal with psychological and mental health issues. The Commission’s Vice Chair, Mrs Alice Otwala, said […]
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The Ministry of Sports and Culture has been called upon to start a programme of counselling and psychology to ensure sports men and women are given advice on investment and stress management. Nandi Senator, Samson Cherargei, said mental illness and depression is real and can lead to suicide and murder, adding that playing sports does […]
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Depression has become a common phenomenon and it affects persons from all walks of life and ages, Kenyans, particularly employers and institutions of learning are urged to invest more time and resources in monitoring and facilitating the mental wellbeing of their charges. Back in 2019, President Uhuru Kenyatta directed the Ministry of Health in consultation […]
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Makueni County Director of Medical Services, Dr Kiio Ndolo, has urged to take persons suffering from mental health illness to hospitals for treatment reminding them the condition is not witchcraft and is treatable through conventional medication. He revealed that the county has enough medical personnel besides provision of drugs that are used to treat the […]
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