Inmates facing psychiatric problems

March 14, 2019 11:30 am

Lalitpur, March 14: It came to revelation that most of the inmates languishing in prisons across the country have come across psychiatric problems in one or another forms.

KATHMANDU, April 7: Minister for Health, Gagan Thapa has announced free treatment and care for mental health patients. Speaking at a program organized by The National Health Education, Information and Communication Center in Kathmandu, Minister Thapa said this will be done through a mental health policy which has already been drafted and will be soon tabled at the Cabinet meeting for approval.

LALITPUR, Jan 7: A psychiatric hospital will be built within the Nakhu Jail premises in view of the increasing number of inmates suffering from psychological disorders.