Increase in mental disorders, WHO's key demand from the international community

Increase in mental disorders, WHO’s key demand from the international community

Geneva: A recently published study reported that in 2021, more than 3 billion people worldwide were suffering from poor mental conditions. According to media reports, the research was published in ‘The Lancet Neurology’ after which the WHO presented the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) review at the World Health Assembly. After the publication of the…

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WHO reveals one-third of prisoners in Europe suffer mental health disorders

WHO reveals one-third of prisoners in Europe suffer mental health disorders

While European prisons managed adequate COVID-19 pandemic responses for inmates, concerns remain about poor mental health services, overcrowding and suicide rates, the report stated. “Prisons are embedded in communities and investments made in the health of people in prison becomes a community dividend,” said Dr. Hans Henri P. Kluge, regional director of the WHO regional…

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