📌 Key Highlights & Quick Takeaways:
- The Ministry of National Health has revealed that 32.4 million Pakistanis are suffering from mental illness out of 250 million Pakistanis, 1.
- The Ministry of National Health presented the data related to hepatitis, HIV-AIDS and mental disorders in the National Assembly. According t.
- According to the report, in the five years from 2019 to 2023, there was an increase of 2.4 million in patients suffering from mental disorde.
According to the report, in the five years from 2019 to 2023, there was an increase of 2.4 million in patients suffering from mental disorders, the number of citizens suffering from mental disorders in Islamabad has exceeded 3 million, Pakistan is facing a severe shortage of psychiatrists.
The report revealed that only 1,050 psychiatrists are registered nationally in Pakistan and there is only one psychiatrist for over 245,000 citizens.
According to the document, 406 psychologists are registered in Punjab, 228 psychologists are registered in Sindh, 122 psychologists are registered in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan and 44 psychologists are registered nationally.
