The Ministry of Health is leading efforts to enact the mental health law in the country to help patients.
The Director General at the ministry confirmed the news while commemorating the World Mental Health Day on October 10.
Muh’d Abdi Hergae, Director General at the health ministry, said that the government would complement the mental health law with other programs to benefit patients.
He indicated that Somaliland has witnessed a huge surge in the number of mental health patients.
Hergae’s ministry held a brief ceremony at Mansoor Hotel to celebrate the World Mental Health Day.