UZ opens psychological training clinic

THE University of Zimbabwe (UZ) has opened a Psychological Sciences and Training Clinic at the institution in what authorities say is a step towards addressing the critical shortage of psychiatrists in the country.

Speaking at the official opening of the Research, Innovation and Industrialisation Week on Wednesday, Higher and Tertiary Education minister Frederick Shava said mental health was “an emerging and serious pandemic” in the country and having the facility was timely.

“I, therefore, challenge the researchers in social and behavioural sciences to come up with different and inclusive models of running a mental health clinic,” he said.

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