WHO warns of COVID-induced anxiety, depression worldwide
Photo: REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
Kathmandu, March 3. The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday has warned of a sharp increase in anxiety and depression among people, mostly induced by covid.
According to a scientific brief released by WHO, globally people suffering from anxiety and depression has increased by 25 percent in the first year of the pandemic.
It is reportedly due to unprecedented stress due to social isolation. People have not been able to contact and share with near ones that has increased suicidal tendencies in people.
It has mainly hit young people, women and health workers.
WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, “The information we have now about the impact of COVID-19 on the world’s mental health is just the tip of the iceberg. This is a wake-up call to all countries to pay more attention to mental health and do a better job of supporting their populations’ mental health.”
The “Mental Health Atlas” from WHO showed that in 2020, governments around the world just spent around two percent of their health budgets on mental health. It was reported that low income countries had less than one mental health worker per 100,000 people.
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