Bangladesh
WHO Special Initiative for Mental Health
Bangladesh was selected to be part of the WHO’s Director General’s Special Initiative for Mental Health in 2021 to support systems transformation and scaling up of mental health services.
Strengthening Mental Health Systems
Through activities under the Special Initiative for Mental Health, Bangladesh is strengthening mental health systems across the country. This includes:
- Proposing a separate Directorate for Mental Health from 2024 onwards as part of the Operational Plan.
- Strengthening service delivery and demand generation.
- Innovative capacity building to enable mental health services in the primary care and private sectors.
- Supporting telemedicine as another means to ensure availability of mental health services via primary health care facilities.
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