tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90047087302784173572012-01-16T04:42:05.959-08:00I will write on topics of interest to me , with a focus on mental health, substance abuse, violence and human rights issues in the Maldives. Please feel free to send your critical comments, but those with abusive and hate content cannot be pusblished for obvious reasons.It is a pleasure to view your comments on the topics I write about.Thankyou for visiting this blog.Dr.Aishath Ali Naazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11352296593250447998noreply@blogger.comBlogger751100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004708730278417357.post-59089346013084771432011-10-18T05:46:00.000-07:002011-10-18T05:52:14.938-07:00

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Since I came back from the UK, I have wanted to do something significant. I was lucky to have got the opportunity to be the local consultant for this project. The end result is this report. I hope the general public gets to read it, the policy makers make sure the recommendations are implemented. If, not this would be such a wasted effort.I thank all the people who helped with this research.

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The following is a letter I got as a fb message, after she wentthrough one of my fb albums. This is what I wrote under the attached photo."the struggle to survive...for once there was nothing to smileabout...but pain, hunger....poverty....finally theloss......october 2001......a death and the divorce which followed....."I am happy that ... my pain..and how I coped with the losseshelped you to

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Please Help Musthaq. Abdulla Musthaq is suffering from end stage (stage 5) renal disease (kidney failure). Doctors have cofirmed that at this current serious stage of kidney disease the kidneys have lost all their ability to do their job effectively, and where Musthaq requires regular dialysis three times a week or a kidney transplant to fully recover.Abdulla Musthaq has dedicated most of his

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Here is a link to my interview on the DhiTV show 'Friday with Masood'. I speak on the topics of interest as stated in this blog.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBjGxG5Avnw!

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How is it that things have come to this. Dhi TV staff attacked, blood drops of haveeru newspaper staff on our streets....whats going on!http://minivannews.com/politics/2010/03/15/dhitv-and-haveeru-staff-attacked/Is this the tip of an iceberg? What are we doing to unravel and dismantle the underworld....let not Maldives become a Monrovia, like this video shows....We are already afflicted by drug

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Everyday, our newspapers are unfolding stories which demonstrate immense psychological trauma and physical injury caused to innocent people by those who had attempted to harm or kill them.A father and son walking out of a mosque is stabbed, a couple going on a ride is stopped and the wife gang raped, a youth walking down the street is knifed to death, businessmen attacked right before your eyes

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This is to just say...I am off blogging for the next few months...as I am going to be very busy ....but I hope to return to writing as soon as I can and express my thoughts and feelings on topics of interest to me.....!!!Thanks!

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Since cooking is my hobby, I thought it would be great to document all that I routinely cook at home and make it into a book of recipes. Therefore, myself and Soba(who also love cooking and have shared her recipes in this book) had gone ahead with the idea and put our heads together in putting these recipes together. Here is a link to our blog, where we hope to publish atleast 40 out of our 250

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Wishing all my readers Ramalhan Mubarik!

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Words about Maldives becoming an Indian protectorate was uttered by some Indians in a restaurant in Rusholme, Manchester, UK just 2 days back. The Maldivian who heard the conversation could not believe it. Ofcourse something like that could not happen, will never be allowed to happen. This just cannot be true.But the mvblogosphere was already posting blog articles about this issue with reference

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On Detoxification, Rehabilitation and Prevention of Drug abuse in Maldives On Detoxification1. Do we need new detox centers across the country ?2.Can we have detox teams who can visit all atolls to conduct detoxification camps. Visiting teams to train primary health care physicians on detox methods and open the doors of health care centres and regional hospitals for detox purposes.3. Detox team

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It is difficult to pass through this period without recollecting the events which occurred on 12th/13th August 2004 in the Maldives.I believe that Evan’s death on 2003 , was the last straw that was needed for many people to actively decide on changing not only the destiny of a nation but end decades of silent suffering many people were enduring in the country. I remember standing near the dead

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During the past year, images such as above have caught the attention and imagination of our nation.Violence, justice, human rights, party politics.....accountability, corruption, commissions and parliament kasautis dominate the 'over the cup of tea/coffeee' discussions of Maldivians who are struggling to cope with the rivalry of colours brought about by this so called new dawn of democracy.A

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We were all eager to meet John Tyrell, the man who enlightened us about the fate of some 10 Maldivians who were picked up from the sea in 1735 by a passing ship and later lived in a place called Maldivia in St. Helena.John wrote in his blog article on Thursday, 14 February 2008.'It is in Maldivia, situated in the Upper Jamestown valley. The area is named after slaves from the Maldives who worked

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This is the man who was arrested in connection with drug dealing in Maldives on the night of July 2nd, 2009. He was apparently found along with possession of drugs and later over 5 million Rufiyaa and 43 thousand US dollars was found in his wifes room at H. Reendhooge.He has in the past been implicated and arrested on drug related offences committed in 2001, 2004 and 2007 but was released due to

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The problem of heroin addiction in Maldives is of undeniable concern for our entire community. We are fortunate that our leaders are thinking out of the matrix, on finding ways to deal with this issue and have probably initiated work that brings new hope for those struggling to cope with heroin addiction and the burdens associated with it.I think, the idea of getting expertise from the

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Those with mental illness and other mental challenges require the care of those who are blessed with better abilities. But look at us....we have systematically failed to address the needs of the mentally ill. According to the report in haveeru (http://www.haveeru.com.mv/?page=details&id=84570) a person with mental illness or mentally challenged person was found chained in a house at B. atoll

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I agree with what President Mohamed Nasheed said in today's rally against child abuse. His rationale for why there appears to be an increased incidence of abuse cases now appears to be relevant and true. It is true child abuse has not suddenly escalated in the country, but decades of what has been pushed under the carpet has exploded ...only now. What we are seeing today is an aftermath...of many

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This is really shocking news!Reads Miadhu News 19th June 2009 "Maldives Police has arrested three people and a minor charged with possession and use of narcotic drugs. . The three people arrested are 5 year old Ibrahim Rafeeu of Manchangolhi Kuredhivaru, 28 year old Ali Mohamed Didi of Hudhuhudhaage / Gn Fuvahmulah and 25 year old Ismail Shifan of M. Opingsun...."This boy is just 5 years old....

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My questions and comments on observing this profile.Was she put under any treatment or rehabilitation ? Has she even been evaluated for underlying mental health problems? Does she have an underlying disability or is she suffering from a serious mental illness? If so, the whole profile need to be seen from a different perspective. Does she have a learning disability or does she suffer from a

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I refer here to the article published on Minivan news today.I am quoting some significant points which answers some of the questions I raised in my previous article.Aminath Eenas told Minivan News today that one of the suspects, the baby’s mother, Nooruzaadha Ali, 28, from Addu atoll Hithadhoo;'had been serving a sentence for drug abuse when she was given leave to give birth,.. she was a repeat

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I want to step back, hold my emotions and wonder about this lady who with her lover or partner apparently throttled, sodomised and killed her own 8 month old son in Maldives, just yesterday.The history so far reported , ring warning bells.This mother was hooked to heroin, the little boys father is reportedly serving a sentence in prison for drug related offense and the lover has a past history

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Can one prove this statement to be true?http://www.miadhu.com.mv/news.php?id=10329May be lack of a half way house is one contributing factor, but it is premature to assume this to be the main cause for relapse!Can the HRCM then state the type of rehabilitation program offered at DRC is useful and state that having the half way house will make all the difference?I think before making statements

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Thank you, Auditor General.All I can say at the moment is a THANKYOU for having the courage to expose these truths.Please read the report on Minivan news http://www.minivannews.com/news_detail.php?id=6637

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Yellow and blue often considered by some to be the colours of hope and serenity, have come to play a lasting role on the quality of life of Maldivians.The rivalry between the colours is influencing the serenity so desired by a country which had witnessed profound political change over a short span of time. Yet, all this have created an abyss of confusion on the hopes for a peaceful existence.A

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It has been recently reported that the ongoing crackdowns on illegal drugs have created a shortage of heroin in the country.This has led addicts to resort to the use of "vaanuva' which is an adulterated brown sugar further adulterated with powdered human bones; powdered detergents; benzopdiazepines etc..Over the past years when ever there was a shortage of brown sugar, the sellers adulterated

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These are the faces of the men who have apparently been abusing a young girl of 10 years for the past 5 years in the Maldives.These men , raped, molested a girl of 5 years and continued to do so for 5 years. Father, Abdulla Naeem AbduhRahmaan, 45 years ( Hdh. Naivadhu, kofeege) ; Uncle, Abdul Hakeem Mohamed, 52 years (Hdh. Naivadhu, Chambeyleege); Abdulla Ali , 73 years (Hdh. Naivadhu,

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Every day there is a news headline in the Maldivian newspapers which screams of atrocities related to sexual abuse , drugs, knife crime or murder.I wonder what people feel when they read articles like the one which appeared on news yesterday (http://www.minivannews.com/news_detail.php?id=6520 ; http://www.jazeera.com.mv/posts/view/21249). How is it possible that we have fallen this low? How is it

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Since my exposure to the drug addiction scenario of the Maldives in 2000, I do not think a day have passed without me asking myself this question.Who are these people who have ruined a generation of our people, by initially distributing drugs for free and systematically initiating young and vulnerable sons and daughters of our community to this social malice which now afflicts nearly every home

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Until recently when the word counsellor was used, it was commonly understood that we were referring to anyone who worked in the field of mental health, some were drug counsellors, school counsellors etc…but nowadays the word counsellor (written exactly the same in dhivehi) is commonly refered to mean atoll or island councilors or people who will be involved in the administration of atoll

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The status of mentally ill patients in the Maldives is pathetic. The way they are treated is miserable. Their rights are grossly neglected, their needs are little understood and the services to address the mental health needs of the nation is inadequate.Let me share the story of S.I went to a house in Male' , hoping to meet a friend. But , I was informed that the person I was looking for no

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As I read a report on the local newspaper about a 19 year old mentally ill girl being raped by her caretaker, something inside me snapped.I have worked with people with mental illness in the Maldives from 2000 onwards. During my clinical practice , I came across several such incidences, many of which went unreported because this is how the parents wanted it to be.However, if the violence was

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Maldives research is one organisation which had proposed to do research on gang violence in maldives following the initial occuring of this behaviour in Maldives, but ....why is it not being done?Read about the proposed research on Maldives research website;http://www.maldivesresearch.org/policy/research.html"Gang violence is a new phenomenon for the Maldives. The proliferation of gangs and its

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I felt this comment deserved to be flagged as a separate article . Thank you for sending your story."these are not things that just happened recently...these things have been happening in, like, as long as 10 yrs ago, bt was never realized in the society. I knw this cux I hav had the unfortunate experience of this .i am from a family hu is, lets say, from the middle class of the society. i know

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In the past few years we have seen the emergence of democracy in this nation and we have seen political parties battle for power , we have seen street demonstrations and voices, silenced for generations, speak up for their rights. Yet, amidst all this we failed to see this one man, who was sitting in the heart of Maldives, abusing the most vulnerable and helpless children of our nation.Bang on,

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He sat on the water front with a fishing rod in hand. Eyes focused at the horizon, lost.No one was near him.I had observed him sitting at this same spot for 3 days and I have been on that island only for that many days. From morning to night, he just sat there; no one spoke to him or even went near him.I asked some one about him and was told to leave him alone, that there was no need for me to

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I was approached by this woman in Seenu Hithadhoo and all she said to me before escorting me to her home was, “Please speak to my son and do something for him, he is not speaking to anyone, neither eating anything nor is he sleeping properly. I think he is very sick but he refuses to go to the doctor too”.He was sitting all by himself, dirty, sad and dejected. I soon realized that he was also

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I wrote this novel, 'Zimma' in 1995, after I came across an article about the escalating incidence of drug abuse in the Maldives. The ideas in the novel were based on experiences I gathered from the drug abusing population in Bangalore, whom I met while I tried to make sense about the world of the addict.The number of addicts I met would run to several hundreds prior to writing the novel. I spent

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He walks in with an air of confidence. Looks at me and nods his head slightly acknowledging my presence, as he move on to do his job.I sit quietly watching him. Absolutely amazed.All I pay him is about Rf.150.00, and every month I pay that money happily.Why ?Because he was the person who offer a very important service for me. He was the person who threw my garbage for me every day.The person we

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Comment sent by Anonymous....Thankyou for sharing your story."My parents were divorced when I was 3 months old. My father left me on the road near my maternal grandparent's house and since that day neither myself nor my Mom receieved any assistance from him. I never spoke to my father until I was a teenager and I bellieve my Mom has never spoken to him since their separation.This was 1986 and my

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I thought the journey back to Manchester would be a boring one.But soon I realised that it may not be so , as I realised that the person who was sitting next to me was an expert in human behaviour. Someone with whom I had the opportunity to interact just once or twice before.As the train began to move, he asked me about Maldives. Ofcourse it is one of the most beautiful tourist destinations

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The news about Gaamadhu hunger strike has faded in comparison to the news making information about prisoners being offered mineral water 'life' for all purposes in the prison.The public outcry at the end of the article (http://www.haveeru.com.mv/?page=details&id=79082 ), has made my heart feel immense pain and empathy to those who have stated so.The common man , that is me and you in the general

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This article in haveeru ( link..http://www.haveeru.com.mv/?page=details&id=79042) definitely throws light to our deterioting prison situation.Many things stuck me as I read the article. First of all that there were over 235 prisoners in Unit 2, reflecting a case of probable overcrowding.They all seem very organised, focussed and united in this riot. They also have a leadership in their 'Daadas'.

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The word prison or jallu, immediately evoke an unpleasant and unacceptable image in our mind.This is the place where you and I definitely do not wish to live. …where we do not wish our children to end up.This is the place where the people who do the bad are sent to.We do not wish our children , our brothers or sisters to waste away in the rotten cells of any prison.However, many of our children

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I was lucky to have had the opportunity to observe the drug rehabilitation programmes run in some of the prisons in a few South Asian countries. One of the prisons I was particularly interested was the present Changi prison, Singapore.Though once it was notorious for various atrocities and violation of human rights of its prisoners, I was impressed by the secure and exemplary prison system which

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Recently there was an announcement that a minimum security jail has been built at Himmafushi and that it has commenced operations with the transfer of some prisoners from Feydhoo Finolhu.Apparently this ‘jail’ will be able to accommodate 100 people and according to media reports, ‘mostly the building would act as a treatment facility for those prisoners who had been sentenced to jail time on drug

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Issues about the prison, prisoners and crime are fast becoming a hot topic among many Maldivians. Headlines about the prisons and prison related issues blast through the media, penetrating our brains with concern every day. These bits of news affect the daily life and conscience of all Maldivians. Some of the headlines reported in the local media in the past 4 days are quoted below.14.01.2009‘

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It is 30 days since I started blogging..( or rather started posting articles in my blog ) and today I realise( based on the number of people who may have viewed this blog )that there are lots of people who are interested in reading these articles. I enjoy the comments that I receive and hope I continue to receive such feedback .I think blogging is an amazing way to vent out the frustrations,

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This incident happened in 2007, when I was in Maldives to gather data for some research work I am carrying out. On this particular day, at dusk, I was waiting outside a clinic in Male’ hoping to hail a taxi on the street, as the Taxi Centres were not answering their phones. Mr. L, a young man of about 25 years was standing next to me, completely zapped out of his mind. Since I showed no fear of

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For once I am smiling with pride today. I want to say hats off to our Police Commissioner, Ahmed Faseeh for everything he has expressed in this article (http://www.miadhu.com.mv/news.php?id=8907). He had the guts to come to the public and say what he has said…what I hear is a plea…with an underlying message, ‘look these are the problems, and this is how we are handling them. ..now…this is how we

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Exactly, what is the significance of this ? If the police media officials have stated that 2,579 people were arrested on drug related offenses, what we are seing here is the tip of the iceberg.I will easily hypothesize that for every arrest, there will be 10 hidden users, so let us multiply the 2579 by 10, so we may have a hidden population of atleast 25,790 drug users atleast in the country....

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Can we prevent rape and do rape prevention programmes exist? Well! In fact such programmes are conducted in other parts of the world. The objectives of these programmes vary and are targeted at different audiences. I was therefore wondering if it is perhaps time to introduce such programmes in the Maldives. But, who will be our target audiences? What would be the objectives? Who could conduct

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I have been reading the news reports about how some girls have recently been gang raped and my heart goes out to the victims who have suffered this terrible ordeal.I hope they and their family members get the courage to cope with this extremely difficult moment. I also hope they get justice and that those who did this be given the necessary punishments. They must not be allowed to roam free on

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Does a societies interpretation of mental illness play any role on how its people depict their symptoms and therefore on how they treat it?If a society attaches some stigma to mental illness does it tell anyone, anything about that particular society? What does it tell about the value system of those people?If a society ignores its most vulnerable people or if a nation of people fails to attend

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Let’s have a look at madam X’s case.How was she before the incident/s?She was an apparently healthy, happy woman without any eccentric behaviours.Did something happen to her?Physical abuse, sexual abuse in other words, she was subjected to rape several times.What help did she receive?None. There was no one to offer her help.How did she cope?I don’t think she was able to cope with these incidents.

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I had gone to a restaurant at artifical beach with my friend to have a quick snack and as we started eating a small boy,lets call him Master P, came towards us and asked me whether we could give him one Rufiyaa. This had never happened to me before and I was surprised and curious.I think the staff saw the boy approaching as one of them started to gesture at the boy to move out. But before I could

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Some people still believed in walking that extra mile for the sake of another. I would have never met Master Y, if not for such a person.I remember the day she walked into my clinic and told me, that this particular boy needed my help, but she was not in a position to offer me any money in return for my time or work, and said that his family was too poor to afford my sessions. She requested her

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I have always wondered since childhood, why a particular lady, let us call her lady X at this instance, known to me and you created such fear in me. Her appearance on the lane would often freeze me and if anyone, said her name she would respond with fear inducing gestures.With a qualification in my pocket which gave me the right to diagnose mental illness, I wanted to diagnose her and of course

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I read a newspaper article in which the president has said some very forceful statements in reference to the current issues related to the release of prisoners on parole/family visits. The messages that I get from his words are that he considers that those in the prison and those released for family visits are 'our own people', and that he is determined to see them as rehabilitated and

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I wrote this book in 2004, with the hope of publishing it to distribute it freely to anyone who may want it. However, I could not find anyone who would fund it at that time but fortunately, some of the chapters were edited and printed by Dharuma magazine between 2007-2008.I am attaching those links with the hope that some one may wish to read this or find some useful information in here. Feel

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Recent release of a number of prisoners for family visits has created some interesting headlines in the media and it has also brought to limelight some very covert loopholes that can play havoc to the post release management programme of offenders.I will list some of the bits of news which I found rather fascinating.1. News which stated that some families were requesting the police to take their

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Yes. I don't feel thrilled at all. But instead a certain sense of loss and gloom is all I am feeling about this bit of news communicated by the state Minister.Why?I will just give a scenario to visualise .100 Maldivians, in rehab centres in Mumbai, Bangalore, Trivandrum, Cochin, Madras...etc. In different parts of India, in rehabilitation centres along with Indians. Maldivian named X, Y, Z.....

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I ran a small mental health clinic in a small corner of Male' between the period 2000-2005. One evening when I went to open the clinic I saw that the lock was smashed, but it was not completely broken. I looked around and saw about 11 boys standing a few metres from me and giggling at me.I smiled back at them .It took me some time to get someone to come and replace the lock for me. The same thing

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Did you know the following facts about the Maldivian mental health scenario?There is a dearth of epidemiological data on mental illness in the Maldives as the mental health system of the country has largely been neglected and the only internationally available literature is in the WHO-AIMS report on mental health system in the Maldives, (WHO-AIMS, 2006). According to this report in the year of

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During the last campaign, every candidate, made deep and high impact statements on how they would make a difference to our existing drug problem. I am sure, they all intend to do so and I sincerely wish them best of luck as this is a problem which effect the soul of our beloved nation, we all want solutions. Every citizen who love our country would wish to solve this problem and it is all in good

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We must welcome the idea of releasing prisoners who have shown good behaviour in the prison and deserve to be brought back to the community on parole. However, as I slumber in athirimathi, some thoughts float through my mind and I thought of listing them down.1. Why are we releasing these prisoners ? Is it because they are going on hunger strike and we are scared that things may get out of

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Another death, another young man is buried and the search is on to nab the killer. So who feels safe in Male' now?Me, because it has not happened to me or to any one in my family, yet and neither do I have any connections with gangs or druggies who are engaged in this sort of gang violence. So it has nothing to do with me and I am safe!Have you ever thought like this and gone for a peaceful night

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