PIMH participation inHEALTH PROMOTION INDABA-2

on December 04 & 05, 2008

Organized by Punjab Health Department & CIDA (SOHIP) at Holiday Inn, Lahore.

Following paper presented in that meeting by Executive Director, PIMH, Lahore following doctors from Health Promotion Committee: -

1) Dr. Nusrat Habib Rana, Executive Director.

2) Dr. Tahira Yasmeen, DMS

3) Dr. Nazish Naseem, SWMO

4) Dr. Aneela Jabeen, WMO

Convener (Dr. Shamsa Shafi) Health Promotion Committee, PIMH, Lahore was away to perform Hajj wish her good luck.

FOCUSING ON ATTITUDES FOCUSING ON ATTITUDES REGARDING MENTAL REGARDING MENTAL

HEALTH HEALTH PIMH, LAHOREPIMH, LAHORE

Needs Needs

Awareness amongst the general publicPromote mental health in a general population, schools & work places.

Gap of Health providers at local level Increase access to health care services Early detection of disease.

Seek treatment from spiritual healers Belief in evil spirits.

Lack of family support in follow up.

Reduce Stigma and discrimination surrounding mental illness

Reintegration of psychiatric patients at workplaces. Non-cooperation from the public and private sector.

Protect human right in dignity of mentally ill.

Policy towards psychiatric patients needs to be prioritized.

RATIONALERATIONALE

- No health without mental health.

i. Mental and physical health are strongly interlinked.

ii. Action to enhance the mental well being and resilience of individuals, families, organizations & committees.

- Good mental health is an important resource for individuals families communities and nation.

Targets Targets -- To minimize the disease burden on family

and state.

-- Prevent people from getting mentally sick.

-- Capacity building, development of human resources and training of mental health personnel.

-- Bring about a transformation through health promotion.

ProcessProcess

-- One to One meeting with Health Care Providers (Skilled Birth Attendants, LHVs, Doctors). Local Government (EDO Health, Town Nazims, Union Councilors, Religious Teacher, NGOs, Media). Family members, School Teachers, Employers & Managers of work places.

-- Creating working groups-- Training, Motivation (understanding of issues)-- EDO Health and DHMT to be included in larger working

groups-- To re-integrate mental health in General Health Policy.

StepsSteps -- Health Management Information System (HMIS).

i. Help identifying Common mental health condition in the area.ii. Psycho-education to families.

-- One day workshop to target groups.-- Detail situation analysis with respect to health needs within HP,

Gender & Equity framework.-- Intercultural and Interfaith mediation required to avoid occurrence of

misperceived breach of faith values.-- Re-evaluation of laws related to mental patients, property and family

laws. -- Planning a logical framework of HP alongwith costing.-- To develop liaison with

i. Community health worker.ii. Tele-psychiatry.iii. Referral to PIMH.

RehabilitationRehabilitation

Agro TherapyAgro Therapy

Occupational TherapyOccupational Therapy

Spiritual TherapySpiritual Therapy

THANK YOUTHANK YOU