UA partners with Health Promotion Bureau to promote mental health awareness
Union Assurance (UA) and the Health Promotion Bureau of Sri Lanka have partnered together to tackle Covid-10 through a mental health awareness campaign.
In a series of interviews conducted in service of this campaign, several professionals educate the public on the issue. To quote Dr. Suneth Rajawasan, a doctor who contracted the virus- ‘it is the uninfected privilege’. He says people become comfortable looking down upon neighbours who may have succumbed to sickness, and that too has an impact on a person’s mental wellbeing.
Despite being physically ill, the patients and their families are shunned from society. In the same series Dr. Nayani Dharmakeerthi advises citizens to ‘contact their infected neighbours via phone to inquire about progress and wellbeing, because we are all in this together’.
Professor Athula Sumathipala, who specializes in mental health, encourages the public stating - ‘Without getting swayed by misinformation, empower those around you to go on about their daily lives while adhering to government and health authority guidelines’. Communication is key to awareness. Therefore, through these much-needed campaigns, Union Assurance will be able to give back to policyholders as well as the country, staying true to the slogan ‘Your life, Our Strength’. Partnering with a body such as the Health Promotion Bureau will extend campaign reach to all parts of Sri Lanka.