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Scaling up services for mental disorders
9 October 2008 -- More than 75% of people suffering from mental disorders in the developing world receive no treatment or care. A new WHO programme launched today, Mental health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP): Scaling up care for mental, neurological and substance use disorders sets out a number of cost-effective strategies to tackle the treatment gap for mental, neurological and substance use disorders.
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Read the Director-General's speech
New virus cause of 3 deaths in South Africa, Zambia
13 October 2008 -- Preliminary lab test results indicate that a new virus from the Arenaviridae family has caused the recent deaths of three people in South Africa and Zambia.
More about the Arenaviridae virus infection
Health issues in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
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