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Home StoriesUrgent need to increase mental healthcare budgets, says WHO expert as QF/WISH host global discussion
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17 May 2020

Urgent need to increase mental healthcare budgets, says WHO expert as QF/WISH host global discussion

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Urgent need to increase mental healthcare budgets, says WHO expert as QF/WISH host global discussion

Proper communication about COVID-19 is essential to the mental wellbeing of society, including groups such as children and elderly people, according to Dr. Dévora Kestel.

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Dr. Dévora Kestel says community-based services to safeguard mental health need to be provided “at every level” of health ecosystems

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