SA men four times more likely to commit suicide than women, WHO report finds
SA Depression and Anxiety Group calls for better education, improving prevention measures, and ending stigma about phenomenon on World Suicide Prevention Day
09 September 2019 - 14:32
Men in SA are more than four times more likely to commit suicide than women, according to a new report by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
The report, “Preventing Suicide: a Resource For Pesticide Registrars and Regulators”, states that almost 800,000 people die from suicide every year globally, or one every 40 seconds...
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