WHO Country Profiles: Mental Health in Development (WHO proMIND)
The WHO Mental Health in Development Country Profiles (WHO proMIND) outline some of WHO's mental health work in countries. Each profile documents key mental health needs and challenges within the country's political, economic and health context. They also describe the mental health services that are available in each country in the context of the overall health services and system. Additionally, they include a summary of the major milestones and progress made in mental health.
Country profiles are available for the following countries:
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Chile
pdf, 561kb
"New legislation to protect and promote human rights of people with mental disorders" -
Gambia
pdf, 469kb
"Effective and humane mental health treatment and care for all" -
Ghana
pdf, 1.67Mb
" A very progressive mental health law" -
Portugal
pdf, 529kb
"Effective and humane mental health treatment and care for all"
Other country profiles
Other country profiles soon to come: American Samoa, Burundi, Cape verde, Cook Islands, Eritrea, the Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Guyana, India (Uttaranchal), Kiribati, Laos, Lesotho, Maldives, Namibia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Samoa, South Africa, Tokelau, Tonga, Uganda, Vanuatu and Zambia.