Mental Health program attainments stories in Rwinkwavu District Hospital

Mental health is one of the most serious health challenges in the world. Globally, 700 million people are estimated to suffer from mental and behavioral disorders and one out of four people will develop one or more of these disorders during their lifetime. In Rwanda, the available data show that the country faces an exceptionally large burden of mental disorders and much of the country’s burden of mental disorders can be linked to the Genocide against the Tutsi in 1994.

Mental health services are effectively decentralized. Each of the country's DH & PH through the Mental Health Unit, delivers a comprehensive mental health care package according to the national standards. Within this framework, each mental health unit provides inpatient and outpatient mental health care, including analysis and diagnosis, treatment and follow-up, rehabilitative measures, counselling and interaction with families and it is the case of Rwinkwavu District Hospital helps mental health patients. Some of successes stories from mental health program at Rwinkwavu District hospital is described below:

Uwera Sandrine, 20 years old, admitted in Mental Health due to Major Depressive Disorder many times of suicide attempt. Suicide safety plan has been done and now she regains school

Know as Byiringiro Jean admitted from 4/4/2022 due to schizophrenia: poor hygiene, total disorientation, poor insight Judgment. Was brought from Ndego HC. He now able to recall some names: father: Mandwa Patrice, Mother, Nyiramisago Speransiya and neighbors:  Hategekimana and Itangishaka. He had siblings called Mugenzi Thomas and her wife called Nyiramatabaro Speransiya

Unknown patient admitted in MH from 14/7/2022, brought by police. He is enable to collaborate, disoriented time, person and space. Patient is with epileptic seizures based on clinical presentation since arrival.

Nyiransabimana Dorothee female, 40 years old, she was admitted  on 9/3/2022 due to chronically untreated schizophrenia,Wondering away, disorientation time person and space and rejected by family members. After six months of treatment, we could trace family and psychoeducation has been done.Now, she rejoins family in Rukara Sector, Nyabigega Cell, Rwimishinya Village

After 8 months of hospitalization on traitment of Major Depressive Disorder, and other serious medical conditions resulted from Depression, To day, the psychosocial reintegration in Kabeza Village, Nyamirama Sector was done.

Baby girl born  by C/S. Both baby and mother are  stable. AHISHAKIYE Betty is 18 years old known and followed in mental health department due to Bipolar disorder,during her illness, home visit, regularly follow up, psychoeducation, Social reintegration; she has sitting Ordinal Level National examination . There is a hope that she will continue her studies.

Patients in mental health department have the time to walk for relaxation with in ward . For that, evaluation for their improvement is realizable.

Three days of Refresher training of Mental health providers in Rwinkwavu District Hospital catchment area. It is about Individual Psychological Help for adults impaired by distress in communities exposed to adversity.

Stigma and discrimination can contribute to worsening symptoms and reduced likelihood of getting treatment .Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude. “Thomas Jefferson