65000 in the North-East mentally affected by war

Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Health has officially announced that around 65000 people in the North-East have been affected by some form of mental trauma or illness as a consequence of the three-decade long war.

The Deputy Health Minister told Parliament that in that tally almost 63000 have received treatment and over 2000 are currently undergoing treatment.

The shock announcement came in response to questions from TNA MP A. Vinayagamoorthy regarding mental illness statistics in the war affected North-East.

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