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Free mental health consultations in Mahamasina

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Map: Mahamasina, Madagascar

Free mental health consultations and awareness-raising activities are taking place over two days at the Mahamasina Palace of Culture and Sports in Antananarivo. Organised for World Mental Health Day, the initiative aims in particular to provide information about anxiety and depression, according to Newsmada.

Free mental health consultations are being held for two days at the Mahamasina Palace of Culture and Sports in Madagascar, organised by the Federation of Mental Health Actors, reports Newsmada. The event marks World Mental Health Day.

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