Afghanistan has been at war for nearly a0 years. A conflict that has claimed over two million civilian lives. They are from 40, 50 years ago, and itjust really shows how long war has been going on in this country. And the cost to the nations Mental Health has been enormous. Its estimated that three quarters of afghan women and more than half the men sufferfrom Mental Health problems. With rare access to the countrys only secure psychiatric unit and one of the largest hospitals, i meet the medical staff trying to deal with the Mental Health emergency. And the patients traumatised by decades of conflict. Herat, in western afghanistan, is the countrys Third Largest city. As war continues in much of the country, the demand for Mental Healthcare is also skyrocketing. This is the psychiatric unit in the citys main hospital. Ive come to meet dr Wahid Noorzad who, at 33, is the man in charge. Azata is m years old and has been brought in by her mother. Like many other young afghans, traumatic e
Now on bbc news, our world. For nearly a0 years afghanistan has been in a constant state of war. How has this affected the Mental Health of its people . In this weeks programme, sahar zand meets Mental Health patients, including a former taliban fighter, struggling to deal with the trauma of war. Afghanistan has been at war for nearly a0 years. A conflict that has claimed over two million civilian lives. They are from 40, 50 years ago and itjust really shows how long war has been going on in this country. And the cost to the nations Mental Health has been enormous. Its estimated that three quarters of afghan women and more than half the men suffer from Mental Health problems. With rare access to the countrys only secure psychiatric unit and one of the largest hospitals, i meet the medical staff trying to deal with the Mental Health emergency. And the patients traumatised by decades of conflict. Herat, in western afghanistan, is the countrys Third Largest city. As war continues in much
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