Africa Mental Health Promotion Project MHASISA (Mental Health Action Strategies in Southern Africa for Persons with Disabilities) is a three-year project funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) in partnership with the Canadian Mental Health Association and four African partner organizations: the WFMH African Regional Council, the Mental Health Association of Zambia, the South…
Africa Shona Sturgeon, WFMH Vice President for Africa, participated as an adviser in the South African Concerted Action Workshop which was organized in Cape Town on 17-19 March, and then in the Zambian Concerted Action Workshop held in that country on 22-26 March. Isaac Mwendapole, President of the WFMH African Regional Council, also participated as…
Africa African Regional Council Holds Board Meeting in Zambia The African Regional Council held a strategic planning workshop and Board meeting in Lusaka, Zambia on 11-14 September 2000, the first formal meeting since that held in October 1994 in Pretoria, South Africa. The Lusaka meeting was funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) under…
Africa African Regional Council for Mental Health The African Regional Council has hired Petronella Ntambo Mayeya to run its Canadian-sponsored project for the development of mental health associations in Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa. She will also work on planning for a proposed regional conference in Uganda. She is based at the ARC office in…
Albania A meeting was held in Tirana on 10 October in celebration of World Mental Health Day. Participants included people with mental illness, their families and mental health professionals. The discussion focused on the theme of Human Rights and Mental Health.
Photo Gallery Meeting in Tirana, Albania
Canada World Mental Health Day had the support of forty-four Canadian cities this year, thanks to a national initiative on mental health led by mayors and civil leaders. A central event for the national campaign was held on 8 October at Markham, Ontario, north of Canada’s largest city, Toronto. This was a day-long conference attended…
