World Mental Health Day observed
Source: Chronicle News Service
Thoubal, October 17 2022:
District Mental Health Programme, District Health Society, Thoubal observed World Mental Health Day 2022 at Community Health Centre, Haoreibi Makha Leikai on Monday.
The observance held on the theme 'Make mental health and wellbeing for a global priority' was attended by Thoubal deputy commissioner A Subhash Singh as chief guest and CMO Dr Y Nokul Singh as president while National Mental Health Programme, NHM Manipur state nodal officer Dr A Ranjita Devi, CHC Haoreibi Makha Leikai senior MO in-charge Dr Rakibuddin Ahamad Shah and Mahmood English High School principal Alhaj Moulana Anwaruddin were present as guests of honour.
Speaking at the programme, DC Subash explained that as mental health is important as much as physical health, every individual should try to live physically, mentally and spiritually sound.
He further said that parents and guardians should not put intense pressure on their wards and assured of organising more such awareness programmes on mental health in schools and localities in Lilong.