I firmly believe that positive mental health is intrinsic to people’s quality of life and their participation as useful members of the society

Aware of the grave consequences of this menace, the United Nations system including the World Health Organization have been deeply involved in many aspects of prevention, control

H ealth in Housing (HIH) is a WHO Collaborating Centre for research, and works with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Although HIH often works with schools

Hospice care has accomplished a great deal in preventing the lonely and painful deaths that many people fear, and we physicians caring for people dying from cancer or AIDS

"Measures should be taken to ensure, as &r as practicable, that policies and pro- grammes concerning vocational rehabilitation are coordinated with policies and

sanitation, maternal and child care, immunization, health education, prevention and treatment of common local diseases, and provision of essential drugs. Wherever this much

The resource book reviews and discusses the existing evidence in three major areas of social determinants of health: education, social protection, and urban development, housing

This treatment gap needs urgent attention from all of us, and it is gratifying to see some countries, such as Egypt, Islamic Republic of Iran and Pakistan, implementing mental

In the past 15 years, the countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region have adopted national programmes of mental health as a method of meeting the needs of the population.. The