World Health Day is an annual event of the World Health Organization
(
WHO). A new theme is selected each year
to highlight public health issues of world-wide concern.
World Health Day 2001, that will take place next April 7, is a global
advocacy and awareness-raising activity dedicated to mental health issues.
World Health Day 2001 slogan "Mental Health: Stop exclusion – Dare to
care" incorporates two universal messages:
1. All societies need to focus on a reduction in the treatment gap of
mental health disorders.
2. The pervasive effects of social exclusion resulting from stigma and
discrimination and the out-dated nature of many mental institutions prevents
people in need from seeking treatment.
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World Health Day