The mental health matron

Dr Ganga Pathak says she wants counselling to do things that cannot be done by prescription drugs.

Dr Ganga Pathak is a pioneer in the field of mental health advocacy. She has been at the forefront of the movement to bring mental health to mainstrearm attention in Nepal through her work. She has been working as a mental health counsellor for over three decades and is one of the founders of the National Institute of Psycho-Educational Counseling. Currently a professor of psychology at Kathmandu University, Pathak used to teach the subject at Tribhuwan University before.