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Samke J Ngcobo
Dr Samke J. Ngcobo is a medical doctor working toward the day when mental illness is treated with the same respect as physical illness.She is the founder of thenon-profit organisation Sisters For Mental Health and Vocal Mentality
Suicides need our urgent attention
Treating it with the urgent attention and decisive intervention that it deserves is long overdue
Doctor speaks out about the mental toll of Covid-19 and now the unrest
Despite the life-threatening anarchy occurring in areas where we work, one is still expected to show up and replace fear and anxiety with warmth and enthusiasm
Doctors have mental health issues too
Stigma around bipolar and other disorders is just as debilitating
Convoluted minds must also be heard
Mental illness carries a stigma, but with the publication of her book, Dr Ngcobo sheds light on living with bipolar disorder in an attempt to end judgment and educate people