Sports, Youth and Child Development Deputy Minister Bryan Sikazwe says psycho – social counseling is key to reducing suicide cases in the country mainly due to HIV/AIDS pandemic.

Mr. Sikazwe says psycho – social counseling is paramount to reducing suicide cases in the country as most members of the general public are astonished and shocked after they go for Voluntary Testing and Counselling ( VCT ).

” There is great need for all citizens especially mothers to be taught ways by which they can prevent contracting HIV/AIDS to their unborn babies, ” he said.

The minister noted that lack of psycho social information leads to avoidable abortions and infanticide which can all be prevented if health centers are equipped with skilled counseling personnel.

Mr Sikazwe also commended the youths of influence organization for their initiative and untiring effort to provide the ministry of health with counselors that are skilled.

The minister said this in a speech read on his behalf by Central Province Executive officer Mwape Godfrey at a graduation in psycho social counseling in Kabwe over the weekend.

The training was done in conjunction with youths of influence and the ministry of health counseling service unit (HCSU).

In the year 2010, the ministry of health counseling service unit came up with a programme to train and empower central province residents with psycho social counseling skills a move meant to boost the number of skilled human resource within the area of counseling in the ministry of health.

And in an interview with ZANIS shortly after the ceremony, youths of influence director Stanley Mwila urged all stakeholders across all sectors to improve their interpersonal skills by taking part in psycho-social counseling training.

ZANIS

7 COMMENTS

Counselor May 10, 2011 At 8:56 am

Its a pity that publicity has not been much on use of counseling centres. people only think of counseling when they are ill and suspect HIV. These are PSYCOSOCIAL counselors who are able to counsel us on various problems encountered in our day to day lives. Gvt plse dont just end on trainings, sensitise communities to utilise these people on issues of marriages, performance in schools, relationships with workmates, neighbors, etc.
- bingo May 10, 2011 At 11:31 am
  
  Very true. Amen to that especially office relations a psycho social councellor who is in administration is a must
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