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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-07-29more like thismore than 2020-07-29
answering body
Department for International Development remove filter
answering dept id 20 remove filter
answering dept short name International Development more like this
answering dept sort name International Development more like this
hansard heading South Sudan: Mental Health Services more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what funding they have allocated for mental health programmes in South Sudan. more like this
tabling member printed
The Earl of Sandwich more like this
uin HL7554 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-08-07more like thismore than 2020-08-07
answer text <p>The UK is the leading provider of health services in South Sudan, through the Health Pooled Fund (HPF) (£175m 2018-2023). Through the HPF, UK Aid is improving capacity to identify and manage mental health illnesses in health facilities and hospitals; last year HPF trained 412 health workers on mental health across South Sudan.</p><p><br>UK Aid is also supporting specialised mental health services in areas heavily impacted by violence, through our partnerships with Humanity and Inclusion (£3.7m 2018-2021) and Medair (£16m 2016-2021). We also provide psycho-social support to survivors of gender-based violence as part of a five-year £22 million programme with the International Medical Corps. Finally, UK Aid is working in partnership with the UN’s International Organisation for Migration (IOM) to provide mental health and psychosocial services in protection of civilian sites, with services targeted particularly at vulnerable groups including women and girls.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Sugg more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-08-07T11:56:00.067Zmore like thismore than 2020-08-07T11:56:00.067Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Baroness Sugg more like this
tabling member
2109
label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich more like this