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Pharmacological treatment of priority mental, neurological and substance use disorders in non-specialized health care: a job aid for supporting implementation of the mhGAP guidelines Mental, neurological and substance use (MNS) disorders are common in all regions of the world, affecting every community and age group across all countries, regardless of income. Some 10% of the global burden of disease is attributed to these disorders, but the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that only...

Progress on the health-related Sustainable Development Goals and targets in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 2023: 2nd progress report The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development includes a vision of healthy lives and well-being for all at all ages. This major report provides an update on progress towards the health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region. It presents regional trends between 2010 and 2022 for 50 health-related SDG indicators using...

Assessing national capacity for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases: report of the 2019 country capacity survey in the Eastern Mediterranean Region This regional report provides the results of the 2019 noncommunicable disease (NCD) country capacity survey in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. It offers an overview of the current capacities of the countries of the Region to prevent and control NCDs particularly in regard to the four key areas of: governance; prevention and reduction...