Mozambique / Attempted Suicides Worry Healthy Authorities

Maputo — Maputo, 25 Out (AIM) – The Maputo Central Hospital (HCM), the largest
health unit in Mozambique, is concerned with increasing number of suicides
and attempted suicides across the country, particularly among children and
adolescents.

This concern was expressed in Maputo, on Monday, by the Emergency and
Paediatrics’ Service Director, Otília Gonçalves, at a press conference in
Maputo.

In Mozambique, the annual number of attempted suicide recorded by health
authorities jumped from 263…