Concerns are growing in Eswatini over the impact of gambling on mental health as the country’s psychiatric hospital struggles with severe overcrowding.
During an inspection, officials said a ward designed for 45 patients was accommodating at least 100. Hospital administrators identified gambling-related financial and social pressure as one factor appearing in some mental-health cases. Consumer advocates have called for tighter controls and stronger public education about the risks associated with problem gambling.
Source: Times of Eswatini
