WHO is committed to fighting misconceptions, stigma and discrimination surrounding mental health.

The WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean launched a series of 6 testimonial videos for people with lived experience (PWLE) – from Pakistan, Jordan, Lebanon and Morocco – to enhance mental health literacy.

The videos are a powerful tool for countering stigma and discrimination and empowering people with lived experience to be equal partners in shaping policies and developing services for mental health and substance use disorders. WHO Regional and Country Offices developed the videos in close collaboration with civil society organizations and PWLE from different countries in the Region.

In Egypt, a multisectoral committee on child and adolescent mental health is reviewing legal frameworks and developing plans for strengthening service delivery across the health, education and child protection sectors.

In Jordan, the Joint Programme is supporting the training of primary health care workers, capacity building awareness activities and the strengthening of health information systems.