First celebrated in 1950, World Health Day seeks, asWHOexplains, “to raise global awareness of a specific health theme to highlight a priority area of concern” for the organization. Past themes have focused on mental health, motherhood, blood pressure, aging, and climate change. World Health...
This year, the World Mental Health Day on Oct 10 was marked by the theme: “Depression: A Global Crisis . According to the World Federation for Mental Health and the WHO, depression has moved beyond the medical domain to become a social problem. Statisti
The World Health Report (WHR) for 2012 will be on the theme of €€No Health without Research€€. The WHR 2012 aims to provide impetus for a change to the problematic state of affairs of health research.invite the submission of articles, especially from low-and middle-income countries, on...
Dr. Leah Quinlivan, from The University of Manchester, a Research Fellow at the GM PSTRC's Mental Health theme, led the study. She said, "This study has highlighted the urgent need to increase access to appropriate psychological therapies for people who have self-harmed. Ad "Our study's f...
I am known for my incredibly open and honest sharing, on all sorts of stigma-related topics. I have many identities, which messages from society tell me I should be ashamed about. I’m transgender, I’m gay, I have mental health challenges, and I am an alcoholic and addict in recovery...
CNM Health Desk WHO is urging leaders attending the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to guarantee equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines and other life-saving tools; ensure the world is better prepared to respond to future pandemics; and renew efforts to achieve the...
WHO continues to support the Ministry with the capacity-building of health workers and reaching out to communities with awareness campaigns. According to the 2023 WHO Guidance for country validation of viral hepatitis elimination and path to elimination, countries ca...
She thought that her experiences with mental health problems in her youth, although they were currently under control, would prevent her from managing as a par- ent. Thus, when service users are surrounded by one-sidedly negative sexual scripts, it is not surprising that they can inter- n...
The central theme of the “calmversation” was the US federal government’s embrace of “affirmative” care for gender dysphoric minors–whether their parents are onboard or not. Denise and Benjamin also talked at length about the organizations currently engaged in promoting gender-identity instruc...
In addition, this theme of “sickness as purposeful and transformative” can also be associated with the noble work and sacrifice of healthcare workers (HCWs) during the pandemic. The majority of the respondents expressed their high regard and appreciation for these frontliners whose dedication to ...