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Over 60 percent of Afghans suffer mental health problems 逾6成阿富汗人精神健康有問題

世界衛生組織（WHO）證實超過60％的阿富汗人，多數是婦女有心理問題或者精神障礙。

The WHO said that because only a fraction of the health budget is spent on mental health, a large majority of people suffering from these disorders received no care at all.

WHO指出，由於只有一小部分的衛生預算被用於心理健康上，因此絕大多數罹患這些疾病的人根本沒有獲得照顧。

"There are only 200 beds for psychiatric services in the country, with only two psychiatrists in the country covering the entire population," said WHO representative Peter Graaff. The population of Afghanistan is estimated at roughly 28 million.

「這個國家只有200床精神病床，只有兩名精神科醫師照顧所有人民，」WHO駐阿富汗代表葛拉夫說。阿富汗總人口估計約2800萬人。

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Scarred by decades of war, social problems and poverty, more than 60 percent of Afghans suffer from stress disorders and mental health problems, officials warned.

數十年戰爭、社會問題與貧窮造成的創傷，致使逾6成的阿富汗人飽受壓力障礙與精神健康問題，官員警告。

"This is a major problem," Suraya Dalil, Afghanistan’s acting public health minister, said. "More than 60 percent of Afghans are suffering from stress disorders and mental problems."

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		Over 60 percent of Afghans suffer mental health problems 逾6成阿富汗人精神健康有問題世界衛生組織（WHO）證實超過60％的阿富汗人，多數是婦女有心理問題或者精神障礙。 The WHO said that because only a fraction of the health budget is spent on mental health, a large majority of people suffering from these disorders received no care at all. WHO指出，由於只有一小部分的衛生預算被用於心理健康上，因此絕大多數罹患這些疾病的人根本沒有獲得照顧。 "There are only 200 beds for psychiatric services in the country, with only two psychiatrists in the country covering the entire population," said WHO representative Peter Graaff. The population of Afghanistan is estimated at roughly 28 million. 「這個國家只有200床精神病床，只有兩名精神科醫師照顧所有人民，」WHO駐阿富汗代表葛拉夫說。阿富汗總人口估計約2800萬人。 ◎ 魏國金 Scarred by decades of war, social problems and poverty, more than 60 percent of Afghans suffer from stress disorders and mental health problems, officials warned. 數十年戰爭、社會問題與貧窮造成的創傷，致使逾6成的阿富汗人飽受壓力障礙與精神健康問題，官員警告。 "This is a major problem," Suraya Dalil, Afghanistan’s acting public health minister, said. "More than 60 percent of Afghans are suffering from stress disorders and mental problems."