CommunicationPublished on 10 October 2024

Mental health: a cornerstone of lasting peace

World Mental Health Day, marked annually on 10 October, underscores the importance of mental health for the well-being of society as a whole. Crises and conflicts can cause trauma that impacts long-term stability and peace. In Burundi, Switzerland is supporting a project to integrate mental health into primary healthcare, thus fostering social cohesion and peacebuilding.

The pharmacy of the Neuropsychiatric Centre in Ngozi, capital of the province of the same name in northern Burundi. — © SDC

Strengthening mental healthcare is a key Swiss contribution to social cohesion and peacebuilding in Burundi.

Seleus Sibomana, head of the health programme at the Swiss cooperation office in Bujumbura, Burundi