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Mental health issues impose an enormous disease burden on societies across the world. Depression alone affects 350 million people globally and is the leading cause of disability worldwide. Despite its enormous social burden, mental disorders continue to be driven into the shadows by stigma, prejudice and fear. The issue is becoming ever more urgent in light of the forced migration and sustained conflict we are seeing in many countries of the world.
A two-day series of events, co-hosted by the World Bank and the World Health Organization during the World Bank-International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings, aims to move mental health from the margins to the mainstream of the global development agenda. The events to engage finance ministers, multilateral and bilateral organizations, the business community, technology innovators, and civil society will emphasize the urgent investments needed in mental health services, and the expected returns in terms of health, social and economic benefits.
http://www.worldbank.org/en/events/2016/03/09/out-of-the-shadows-making-...
Day 1: April 13 (complete agenda)
Innovations Fair: Showcasing affordable ways to improve the mental health and wealth of your nation
Some of the world’s leading mental health experts share feasible, affordable and cost-effective innovations from around the globe.
- Public showcase of innovative mental service delivery projects from across the world;
- showcase of success stories; and
- launch of the World Bank’s Disease Control Priorities 3 Volume on Mental Health.
Joint World Bank Group-World Health Organization high level panel: Out of the Shadows: Making Mental Health a Global Development Priority
*Note: this event will be available via livestream
Day 2: April 14 (complete agenda)
A series of panel discussions on various aspects of the global mental health challenge.
For information about the technical content of the event:
Patricio V. Marquez, Lead Health Specialist, Health, Nutrition and Population Global Practice, The World Bank
Dr Shekhar Saxena, Director, Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
World Bank Group:
Ramatoulaye George-Alleyne, Communications Officer
Melanie Mayhew, Communications Officer
World Health Organization:
Alison Brunier, Communications Officer
For further information about the Innovations Fair please contact:
Agnes Becker, MHIN Communications Manager
Shamaila Usmani, Research Fellow and MHIN Knowledge Exchange Officer, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Agenda subject to change ahead of event. Please check back for updates.
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