Health minister says managing mental health is top priority now in Covid-19 fight
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 13 ― Managing the mental health of Malaysia’s population now is the government’s utmost priority in the fight against Covid-19, according to Health Minister Datuk Dr Adham Baba.
“We need to manage mental health using cognitive-behavioural approaches, mindfulness and spirituality. “Managing our mental health is our utmost priority now to ensure the curve can be flattened and Covid-19 can be defeated,” he said in his keynote address during the Malaysian Healthcare Conference 2021 today.He said the pandemic revealed the importance of healthcare transformation, health equity and access in communities.
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