The death of a woman with severe mental health difficulties after being denied treatment at multiple hospitals has sparked calls for reforms to Bangladesh’s mental health system.The issue was discussed at a consultation in Dhaka organised by the Innovation for Wellbeing Foundation and Heroes for All, said a press release.Participants called for a “Treat First, Identify Later” emergency protocol and expanded mental health services, saying no one should be denied care because of homelessness, poverty or a lack of identity documents.Mental health rights activist Musa Karim Ripon had campaigned for treatment for the woman, Dulali, who died on May 31.
Dulali’s death sparks call for mental health reform
The issue was discussed at a consultation in Dhaka organised by the Innovation for Wellbeing Foundation and Heroes for All
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