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Interministerial meeting for drafting a national mental health strategy, 28–29 April 2012

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An interministerial meeting to design key strategic directions for mental health and psychosocial support in Libya was organized by WHO and the national center for disease control from 28 to 29 of April 2012. Participants included the Minister of Health, health professionals from all of Libya, stakeholders nominated from seven ministries and international partners.

At the end of the meeting, participants from different ministries and governmental institutes signed a national consensus statement  titled “call for action for a multisectoral approach for mental health and psychosocial support in Libya”.

WHO technically supports the national centre for disease control in designing a national strategy for mental health in Libya. It also supports the Ministry of Social Affairs activities on mental health and psychosocial support.

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