Depression: Let's Talk

2017-04-18

Partnerships planned for medical institutes

2017-04-18

Medical partnerships will be promoted across China by 2020 to provide patients with more sustainable and efficient healthcare services, according to a central government guideline to be released.

Tobacco's many ills growing too costly

2017-04-18

Smoking-related diseases are on track to claim more than 200 million lives in China this century, a World Health Organization/United Nations Development Programme joint report warns.

Depression top cause of disability, strikes young and old: WHO

2017-04-17

GENEVA - More than 4 percent of the world's population lives with depression, and women, youth and the elderly are the most prone to its disabling effects, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said.

Battling the scourge of depression

2017-04-17

"Mo, the university teacher who has depression, said patients need strong

100 million people suffer depression in China

2017-04-17

Globally, an estimated 700 million people suffer from mental illnesses, accounting for 8% of all those with medical conditions.

300 million people suffer from depression: WHO estimates

2017-04-17

With the number of people with depression increasing more than 18 percent from 2005 to 2015, WHO is carrying out a year-long campaign, Depression: Let's Talk, the focus of April 7's World Health Day, with the aim of encouraging more people with depression to get help.Lack of support for people with mental disorders, coupled with a fear of stigma, prevent many from accessing the treatment they need to live healthy, productive lives.D

Depression a health issue, not a stigma

2017-04-17

Yet it is reported that only about 10 percent of those who suffer from mental health disorder seek medical treatment.