A consensus workshop on Psychological Well being System Evaluation (MHSA) for the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands was held on 16 March. The workshop was organized by the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Institute of Medical Sciences (ANIIMS) in collaboration with the Nationwide Institute of Psychological Well being and Neurosciences (NIMHANS).
This workshop targeted on assessing present psychological well being companies and figuring out viable methods to strengthen infrastructure, service supply, and coverage frameworks throughout the island.
Vandana Rao, Secretary (Well being), Authorities of Andaman and Nicobar State, who served because the visitor of honor, praised the efforts of the analysis crew and subject investigators who efficiently carried out the examine throughout the geographically difficult island area.
Girish N. Rao, Professor within the Division of Epidemiology at NIMHANS and Principal Investigator of the Nationwide Psychological Well being Survey-2 (NMHS-2), emphasised the nationwide significance of this examine in guiding evidence-based psychological well being coverage and repair supply.
The workshop was led by NMHS-2 principal investigators Ajay Raj S and Kushal Baidya, together with co-principal investigators Samar Hossain, Aanchal Anand and Pooja Govind, to facilitate stakeholder session below the MHSA framework.
The findings of this examine are anticipated to contribute to strengthening nationwide psychological well being packages.
