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Mind Matters: But Does Mental Health Matter in GE15 Manifestos?

Hasbeemasputra, Living With Bipolar Disorder | Associate Professor Dr Amer Siddiq bin Amer Nordin, Consultant Psychiatrist, University Malaya Medical Centre

15-Nov-22 16:00

Mind Matters: But Does Mental Health Matter in GE15 Manifestos?

There’s no denying that we need to do more about mental health, but are our policies and politicians doing and talking enough about it? With GE15 looming, we take a look at whether mental health is mentioned at all in political parties’ manifestos, and what the next government must do to improve the landscape of mental health in Malaysia, with Hasbeemasputra and Assoc Prof Dr Amer Siddiq bin Amer Nordin.

The transcript for this episode can be found here.


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Produced by: Lim Sue Ann

Presented by: Lim Sue Ann


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Categories:  politics,  government,  health policy

Tags:  ge15,  pru15,  malaysia memilih,  mental health,  mental illness,  psychiatrist,  psychologist,  counsellor,  mindmatters, 


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