The World Health Organisation (WHO) in Libya and the UK Government have partnered to enable people in 30 communities in Libya now have better quality mental healthcare, the British Embassy in Tripoli reported today.
The partnership also includes the (Libyan) Primary Health Care Institute and the Libyan Ministry of Health to deliver Strengthening the Coordination and Availability of the Libyan Effective (SCALE) Mental Health Care project.
The UK supported WHO in Libya to provide training for schools to better support mental health and wellbeing for students and parents, helping keep students learning and in school.
The UK also supported the distribution of medicines to Libya health centres to support doctors to treat their patients.
This comes as part of WHO in Libya’s efforts to strengthen mental health services in Libya by training general practitioners on mental health and psychosocial support. Over 150 GPs in 30 Primary Healthcare centres are now offering these services and transforming lives.
