World Mental Health Day: landmark new WHO/Europe survey on the mental health and well-being of doctors and nurses
This World Mental Health Day, WHO/Europe is unveiling a landmark new report on the mental health and well-being of doctors and nurses. The findings are sobering, revealing a health workforce that is exhausted, overworked, undervalued and lacking critical support to carry out their duties.
The Mental Health of Nurses and Doctors (MeND) survey is the largest to date, with over 90 000 responses collected and analysed from 29 countries in Europe (the 27 member states of the European Union, plus Iceland and Norway), with support from the European Commission. The findings reveal the true cost of years of underinvestment in Europe’s health systems and health workforce.
Speakers and those available for questions
- Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe
- Dr Natasha Azzopardi-Muscat, Director of Health Systems, WHO/Europe
- Dr Tomas Zapata, Unit Head, Health Workforce and Service Delivery, WHO/Europe
- Dr Ledia Lazeri, Regional Advisor on Mental Health, WHO/Europe
The press briefing will be broadcast live on WHO/Europe’s LinkedIn account.
Press contacts
- Bhanu Bhatnagar: bbhatnagar@who.int
- Ramy Srour: srourr@who.int
- WHO/Europe Press Office: eupress@who.int