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including substance abuse.
According to The Herald,
Parirenyatwa Hospital alone attends
to about 800 mental health patients
monthly with most of the ailments
being related to drugs.
Like every other health institution, it
is incapacitated from shortage of
resources and admission is only for
those with ‘serious cases and the
rest get therapy from home, which
further exposes them to the
environment which encourages
substance abuse.
Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals
spokesperson Mr Linos Dhire told
The Herald that there was need for
extensive nursing interventions and
manpower to deal with such cases.
Since the youths are now abusing
new forms of substances such as
crystal meth, Broncleer (known as
Broncho on the streets) and other
emerging drugs, there is pressure
on the part of practitioners to
urgently fill the knowledge gap on
how to handle these new forms of
drug and substance abuse,” said
Dhire..
Government should do more than
cheap talk and implement a robust
intervention to decentralise
rehabilitation services for those in
substance abuse. Government
should also address the root cause
of mental health issues by creating
employment and income generating
opportunities for young people. On
the whole scale, government should
fix the country’s ailing economy
through an inclusive approach
.
Pic: ZPPINFO
234th Street in Highfields Harare. This streets represents the states of
the majority of roads in Harare, which have been long neglected.