campaign I am contacting you to solicit your interest in engaging with us at the World Health Organization (WHO) on an exciting new campaign to improve understanding of and support for a condition that affects a staggering 350 million people around the world depression. Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide. In addition, as many of you will have heard during the recent World Bank-WHO co-hosted event of the “Out shadows: making mental health a global development considered with anxiety, depression costs priority”, when the global economy US$1 trillion a year. At worst, depression can lead to suicide. This is why the focus of World Health Day 2017 will be depression, together with its causes and consequences. World Health Day is celebrated on 7 April every year to mark the anniversary of the founding of WHO in 1948. A different theme is selected every year. World Health Day will complement efforts for World Mental Health Day, held on 10 October every year.
campaign I am contacting you to solicit your interest in engaging with us at the World Health Organization (WHO) on an exciting new campaign to improve understanding of and support for a condition that affects a staggering 350 million people around the world depression. Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide. In addition, as many of you will have heard during the recent World Bank-WHO co-hosted event “Out of the shadows: making mental health a global development priority”, when considered with anxiety, depression costs the global economy US$1 trillion a year. At worst, depression can lead to suicide. This is why the focus of World Health Day 2017 will be depression, together with its causes and consequences. World Health Day is celebrated on 7 April every year to mark the anniversary of the founding of WHO in 1948. A different theme is selected every year. World Health Day will complement efforts for World Mental Health Day, held on 10 October every year.
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