Govt priority ‘undoubtedly’ mental health

The government’s current priority is “undoubtedly” mental health, Health Minister Michael Damianos said on Thursday.

Speaking at the Cyprus Healthcare Conference, he pointed out that according to estimates published by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation in 2019, 17.2 per cent of people in Cyprus – around one in six – have experienced some form of mental health problem.

For this reason, he said, his ministry has prepared a national strategy for actions pertaining to “destigmatisation...