Topic: Expanding Mental Health Resources
Country: Peru
Delegate Name: Reichel Zhang
School: Grand Rapids City High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Peru position papers GLIMUN 2018 committees
Peru is a strong advocate for mental health. It is a huge internal issue in Peru a 2012 reports has shown that one in five Peruvians are affected by mental health issues. Many disadvantaged groups in the nation are currently struggling with mental health. Peru is persistently trying to combat mental health disorders however such efforts are hindered by many internal problems such as poverty, political violence, and the pollution of water and air. Peru has limited time and resources to eradicate its problems therefore mental health disorders are hugely growing undiagnosed or untreated in the country right now. Unsolved mental health problems can lead to more suicides, violence, and crimes in the nation. It is important to Peru to make sure that its citizens are healthy and stable so that the country can finally achieve peace and economic stability.
Right now, the country allocates only 0.27 percent of its budget to mental health diseases and that is because of all the issues that are stopping the country from properly combating the issues. The situation in Peru has become alarmingly difficult and increasingly hard to solve. A 2011 report has found that in disadvantaged parts of the country, there is only 1.71 psychologists and 0.57 psychiatrists per 100,000 inhabitants. Peru, however, has not given up and has created many new reforms and legislation that are working to improve the conditions yet even with all the reform it is unlikely the country will achieve substantial change in mental health diseases all alone. In fact, many international rulers have indicated support for the country’s urge in improving mental health conditions and provided aid to the country. Peru urges the United Nations’ World Health Organization to provide aid to Peru and the many other nations currently struggling with combating mental health diseases.
