St John’s hospitaller services concerned with increase of suicide cases

St John of God Hospitaller Services in Malawi has said it is hugely concerned with the increased cases of suicide attempts and deaths in the country, describing the development as worrisome.

Making mental health work

Dr Charles Masulani, St John of God Hospitaller Services director, said in an interview that—as a result—his organization has planned a number of reach-out programmes for communities so that they are able to manage their stress, and other crucial skills in healthy living.

“Usually, those that attempt or commit suicide are those that are weighed down by stress. And, for us, they are too many and this is quite disturbing.

“Our plans for 2020 are that we should seriously engage communities across the country, and make sure that men and women are equipped psychologically on how they can combat depression and thus be able to manage their most difficult situations,” said Masulani.

Between June and October last year, Nyasa Times understands, 150 people took their own lives of which 121 were women.

And by December 31, much as a final report is yet to be published, over 160 people are said to have committed suicide.

College of Medicine-based psychologist and author, Chiwoza Bandawe, said “men are more likely to kill themselves because of our culture.

“Women can express their emotions, including grief and anger, openly—but men cannot,” Bandawe is on record to have said.

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Gerlie
Gerlie
4 years ago

When did masulani became a Doctor? He was picked to be director because he accepted to become a decoy. The whites who make decisions are in Ireland. Masulani does not make any decision withot consulting his white bosses in Ireland. Dr Harrison Chilale was the perfect man to run that institution having helped Brother Aiden built in from 1996 when Masulani was in Std 8.

christopher
christopher
4 years ago

The suicidal statistics is not really true. Go back and ask again. Out of 150 people who committed suicide between June and october, 121 were men, not women.

Kukonda Kunyenga
Kukonda Kunyenga
4 years ago

Dr. Masulani is a useless man who has a reputation for sleeping with prostitutes stealing money meant for mad people!

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