Aceh to host mental health confab next month
Antara News, Sunday, June 13, 2010 14:04 WIB
Banda Aceh, Aceh (ANTARA News) - The Indonesian western-most province of Aceh will host the second national Islamic Mental Health conference here, July 29-30, which will be attended by medical specialists and paramedics as well as the foreign guest speakers.
The foreign guest speakers include mental health specialists from Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam, chairman of the conference organizing committee, dr Syahrial SpKj, said here on Sunday.
"The meeting will also gather information on mental health development across the country," he said, adding that a seminar on mental health will also be held featuring Prof DR dr Hatta Sharum, a lecturer of the Malaysian Kebangsaan University.
"We welcome the neighboring countries` participation although it is actually a national conference," Syahrial said.
According to him, the appointment of Aceh to host the conference has to do with the free shackling program promoted by the Aceh provincial administration this year.
Syahrial believed that the Banda Aceh mental health hospital will get much information from the conference in handling patients.
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