Sir C.J. Institute of Psychiatry Event Pictures
At the United Nations The Federation remains active in drawing the attention of the United Nations community to mental health issues and gives strong support to the NGO Committee on Mental Health, New York. WFMH played a role in founding the Committee in 1996, and its Main Representative, Nancy Wallace, was its chair until June…
MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION: CASE STUDIES FROM COUNTRIES A Joint Project of World Federation of Mental Health and World Health Organization INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMISSION All submissions must adhere to the following format in order to be considered for inclusion in the project. NAME OF SPONSORING ORGANIZATION (for the program described in the case study): CONTACT PERSON…
Kuwaits Third International Conference for Social Development WFMH Board Meeting, April 2000 Kuwait is a small country of only two million people, but with an unusual mental health program designed to provide easily accessible services. The program was established as a response to Iraqs military invasion on 22 August 1990. Kuwait was ruled as Iraqs…
WORLD FEDERATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH – MEETINGS AND CONGRESSES Initially, some conferences of the World Federation for Mental Health were held at intermittent intervals, until the Biennial World Congress series started. A special Congress was held in London in 1998 to mark the 50th Anniversary. Congresses at intermittent intervals: 1948 London, England,…
AGEING AND GOOD HEALTH Although genetics play a crucial role in the health of a younger person, it has been found that as a person grows older, genetic factors become much less significant. There is scientific evidence that less than half of the characteristics of ageing are genetically based. For those who survive to age…
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, GENEVA WHO Management Reorganization On 9 March WHO announced changes involving several senior managers, effective 13 March. Yasuhiro Suzuki, M.D., current Executive Director of the Social Change and Mental Health Cluster, was moved to head the Health Technology and Pharmaceuticals Cluster. The Social Change and Mental Health Cluster was merged with the…