MMHA: Time Health Ministry prioritise mental healthcare


  • Nation
  • Tuesday, 08 Jan 2019

KLANG: It is time the Health Ministry seriously looks into mainstreaming and prioritising mental healthcare in the country, says Malaysian Mental Health Association (MMHA) president Datuk Dr Andrew Mohanraj.

He said it was crucial to give mental healthcare due importance and not regard it as a mere medical discipline.

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