The World Health Organization cross-national research program on age-associated dementias

1991 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luigi Amaducci ◽  
M. Baldereschi ◽  
M. P. Amato ◽  
A. Lippi ◽  
P. Nencini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Research Program ◽  
World Health ◽  
The World ◽  
National Research Program ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Cross National

World Health Organization

1964 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 859-870
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Research Program ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
World Health ◽  
Director General ◽  
Flexible Approach ◽  
Research Institutes ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

Sixteenth Assembly: The sixteenth session of the Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) met in Geneva on May 7–23, 1963, under the presidency of Dr. M. A. Majekodunmi (Nigeria). During the discussion of the Director-General's report on the work of WHO in 1962, delegates expressed agreement on the importance of the planned development of health services, medical education, and the training of auxiliary staff. Endorsing the Organization's medical research program, some members suggested its extension to other fields. Other members felt, however, that WHO was devoting too much time and money to work that could be carried out by national research institutes. Several delegations appealed for a more flexible approach in providing aid to less developed countries. Dr. Candau, the Director-General, spoke of the efforts that had been made to secure staff from a wider range of countries.

scholarly journals Cross-National Associations Between Gender and Mental Disorders in the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys

2009 ◽  
Vol 66 (7) ◽  
pp. 785 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soraya Seedat ◽  
Kate Margaret Scott ◽  
Matthias C. Angermeyer ◽  
Patricia Berglund ◽  
Evelyn J. Bromet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Health Surveys ◽  
World Health ◽  
World Mental Health ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Cross National

World Health Organization

1960 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 473-475 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Research ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Research Program ◽  
World Health ◽  
Executive Board ◽  
The World ◽  
Percent Increase ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Outstanding Work ◽  
Made In

The Executive Board of the World Health Organization (WHO) held its 25th session in Geneva, January 19—February 1, 1960, under the chairmanship of Professor E. Aujaleu. At the onset, the Board unanimously recommended that the World Health Assembly adopt a working budget of $18,569,620 for 1961, representing a 10 percent increase over the preceding year, due to the growth of the Organization's activities. The Board also considered a report, based on the recommendations of its Advisory Committee on Medical Research, on the general development of the medical research program; it dealt with such subjects as malaria, tuberculosis, leprosy, and insecticide resistance, among others. It recommended that priority be given to the following: 1) services to research, such as the standardization of nomenclature and techniques and equipment to ensure comparable results in different parts of the world; 2) setting up reference centers; and 3) improving the training of research workers and communications among them. Noting these priorities, the Board expressed its satisfaction with the proposed research program for 1960–1961. The Board also considered a UN resolution on the encouragement of international cancer research through awarding prizes for outstanding work in this field; however, on the basis of a study made in connection with the intensification of its medical research program, the Board expressed doubt whether awarding prizes was the most suitable means of encouraging research.

Genetics of Microcephaly in Man

1959 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerhard Koch
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Research Program ◽  
World Health ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
Pathological Conditions ◽  
Clinical Syndromes ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Made In

SUMMARYAccording to recommendations in radiation and mutation genetics, made in 1956 at the Copenhagen Meeting of a study group of the World Health Organization, a registration of hereditary traits and clinical syndromes is being carried out within the District of Münster, Province of Westfalia (Germany) since 1957. One of the pathological conditions included in this research program is microcephaly investigated from a clinical as well as from a genetic stand-point. The preliminary results of our study on microcephaly in man are given in this report.

scholarly journals The World Health Organization World Mental Health Survey Initiative

2006 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 161-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald C. Kessler ◽  
Josep Maria Haro ◽  
Steven G. Heeringa ◽  
Beth-Ellen Pennell ◽  
T. Bedirhan Üstün
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
World Health ◽  
Quality Data ◽  
World Mental Health ◽  
Epidemiological Surveys ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Cross National

AbstractTo present an overview of the World Health Organization World Mental Health (WMH) Survey Initiative. The discussion draws on knowledge gleaned from the authors' participation as principals in WMH. WMH has carried out community epidemiological surveys in more than two dozen countries with more than 200,000 completed interviews. Additional surveys are in progress. Clinical reappraisal studies embedded in WMH surveys have been used to develop imputation rules to adjust prevalence estimates for within- and between-country variation in accuracy. WMH interviews include detailed information about sub-threshold manifestations to address the problem of rigid categorical diagnoses not applying equally to all countries. Investigations are now underway of targeted substantive issues. Despite inevitable limitations imposed by existing diagnostic systems and variable expertise in participating countries, WMH has produced an unprecedented amount of high-quality data on the general population cross-national epidemiology of mental disorders. WMH collaborators are in thoughtful and subtle investigations of cross-national variation in validity of diagnostic assessments and a wide range of important substantive topics. Recognizing that WMH is not definitive, finally, insights from this round of surveys are being used to carry out methodological studies aimed at improving the quality of future investigations.

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