{"id":239731,"date":"2023-01-06T09:47:03","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T08:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=239731"},"modified":"2023-01-06T09:47:03","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T08:47:03","slug":"buhari-signs-mental-health-bill-into-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/01\/06\/buhari-signs-mental-health-bill-into-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Buhari signs Mental Health Bill into Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the harmonised Mental Health Bill into law.<\/p>\n<p>The Bill, which was harmonised by the Senate and House of Representatives in 2021, will replace the Lunacy act of 1958.<\/p>\n<p>The President of the Association of Psychiatrists of Nigeria, Prof Taiwo Obindo, who confirmed the signing, described it as a great relief to the mental health care and practice in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Vanguard quoted him as saying, \u201cA final culmination to over two decades of several efforts by the Association of Psychiatrists of Nigeria now has an Act\/Law on Mental Health governance and we are now part of the global space with best global practice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A former president of the APN, Prof Taiwo Shielk also appreciated God for the signage of the Mental Health Bill has been signed into law by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/01\/05\/buhari-mourns-ayo-olukotun\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">President<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thanking key players in the process, Shielk said, \u201cOur profound gratitude to Senator Dr. Ibrahim Oloriegbe, Senator Ahmad Abubakar, Dr. Ibrahim Gambari, CBM International, Johnson &amp; Johnson, and all our partners. 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