Autism expert and World Health Organisation’s Advisory Council Member Saima Wazed Hossain has stressed to appoint psychiatrists in the country’s educational institutions for the development of mental health of the schoolchildren, reports BSS.
“The role of psychiatrists is important for the development of the mental health of schoolchildren,” said Saima in a function of educational and counseling psychology department of Dhaka University yesterday.
Saima, the prime minister’s daughter who is also chairperson of National Advisory Committee on Autism and Neuro Development Disabilities in Bangladesh, also suggested appointing psychologists to the country’s schools.
