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The Director of the unit plays a key role in mental assisted therapy for opioid dependence. We helped
health services in the province, as he is Head organise a national conference together with the
of the UCT's Department of Psychiatry, which is National Department of Health in 2023, bringing
affiliated with Groote Schuur Hospital, Red Cross together a broad range of stakeholders to try and
Children's Hospital, Valkenberg Hospital, and a find ways forward in mental health.
range of other facilities. This means that he is in Fourth, we work with the World Health Organization
constant interaction with managers, administrators, on a number of projects, including classification and
and other stakeholders, and is able to continuously assessment of psychiatric disorders.
lobby for improving mental health services.
In celebration of 30 years of
Third, we work with the National Department of
Health on several issues, for example, in recent years democracy in South Africa
we led the development of guidelines for medically Mental health is key for sustainable development!

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