A women rights advocacy non-governmental organisation (NGO), Songtaba, has called on stakeholders in the health sector to take steps to extend access to mental health services to inmates of alleged witch camps in the northern part of the country.
It said it was prudent to periodically screen inmates of mental health conditions and provide counselling to them, because the living standards in such camps increased their risk of developing mental health issues, especially depression.
The call comes at the backdrop of a research conducted by the NGO, where it found out that depression was prevalent among inmates of alleged witch camps in the Northern and North East regions.
