The director of the National Health Service (SNS), Mario Lamahe acknowledged Tuesday that there is a Deficit of psychiatrists To address the problems of Mental health that affect the Dominican population.
“We have only 300 in the country and some Psychiatristsand we have more than 60 or 65 % of all the service payroll Psychiatrists available, “he said.
According to the official, the country would need more than a thousand Psychiatrists At the moment, according to the population burden that exists today.
He also admitted that Improve educational structure and functional for more graduate doctors to lean on this specialty.
- “It is a discussion issue. We understand that the structure must be done to form more Psychiatrists In our country, “said Lama.
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Dr. Lama’s statements occurred after the presentation of “multimedia in health”, a new Institutional Communication Platform that integrates all the official means of the institution, with the objective of strengthen the dissemination of advancesprograms and services offered by the public network nationwide.
This initiative, promoted by the Communications Department, led by the journalist María Gómez, groups the newspaper in Digital Health, the magazine in Health (Printed and Digital) and the novelty of the SNS: In Podcast Health.
Lama stressed that with this platform “the SNS gives a Firm step towards more transparent communicationclose and effective with the Dominican population. “
“Multimedia in health allows us to make visible more consistently and strategicly the work carried out by this institution. It is a commitment to citizenshipwith health education and institutional transparency, “he said.
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The new platform aims to connect with citizens through modern, accessible and diverse means, which foster a more informed and participatory society.
On his side, María Gómez explained that multimedia in health responds to the need to consolidate all institutional dissemination channels under the same visual and conceptual identity.
“Our goal is strengthen the presence of the SNS In multiple platforms and formats, we humanize the message and get closer to our collaborators and users of the Network. In Health Podcast, for example, it allows us to enter the homes, phones and routines of the people, with educational, useful and human content, “Gomez said.
In Health Podcast will be conducted by the graduate Genesis Joseph and the doctor Yotín Pérezand address issues of medical interest, interviews with protagonists of the health system, preventive campaigns and the novelties of the public network. It will be available at Axtaudpodcast.gob.do, YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and the social networks of the SNS.
