Ahlul Bayt News Agency (ABNA.ir), KARBALA, Iraq: Iraqi Minister of Health Saleh Mahdi al-Hassanawi said on Friday that his country would need 3,000 psychiatrists in addition to the current 100 serving inside the war-torn nation.
“Iraq has gone through tough decades of wars and economic blockades, which have left psychological scars on the Iraqi people,” said Hassanawi in statements to Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
“The current number of 100 psychiatrists is not enough and can never help provide psychological services to the people,” he added.He referred to a draft law awaiting approval on providing incentives for students to join psychiatric colleges like exemptions from employment hierarchy or offering them residential lands or financial incentives.
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