A Summary of 2012

Curious about what IAM’s Mental Health projects were up to in 2012? Check out our summary below:

In 2012, the Mental Health Training Centre-Herat focused on educating the Afghan people about Mental Health. That meant that one doctor completed a residency training in Malaysia. In addition, 5 doctors graduated from our Residency Program in Herat. Furthermore:

3,233 (1,172 male and 2,061 female) new patients registered, and additionally, 3,334 (1,117 male and 2,217 female) patients received followed-up care.
11,772 (4,079 male and 7,693 female) new and followed-up patients received Consultation Sessions for Treatment.
10,081 patients, as well as their family members (3,601 male and 6,480 female), benefited from 608 mental health education sessions in the clinic waiting rooms.
26 female patients, with their families, attended support groups in 9 sessions.
305 (196 male and 108 female) mentally disabled patients and their families were given counselling in 38 sessions
41 medical students (24 male and 17 female) completed their 3 months practical site at the MHTC-H.
28 midwifery students completed their practical training on-site at MHTC-H
Lastly, 39 nursing students (25 male, 14 female) in Herat completed their 3-month on-site practical training at MHTC

If you would like to learn more about our Mental Health Projects, click here.