suicide
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Suicide decriminalised in Kenya with milestone ruling
24th February 2025
On 9 January 2025, High Court Judge Lawrence Mugambi declared that Section 226 of the Kenyan Penal Code, which makes suicide a criminal offence, is unconstitutional.
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Mental health matters
05th July 2021
Suicide accounts for one out of every 100 deaths according to the WHO's latest estimates prompting the organisation to issue new advice to assist nations enhance suicide prevention.
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Suicide; devastating, common and preventable
10th September 2018
To mark World Suicide Prevention Day 2018 on 10 September, psychiatrist Julian Eaton writes on a topic that is often taboo, to raise awareness, recognition and policy priority, and to help reduce a scourge that affects too many people.