On 31 May 2011 Jordan marked the celebration of World No Tobacco Day in a somewhat unique way. For the first time since the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) entred into force over six years ago, Jordan witnessed the launch of Jordan's Tobacco Control Alliance. The Alliance comprises a unique consortium of civil society and...

World Mental Health Day posterGlobally, more than 450 million people suffer from mental disorders. Yet historically, mental health problems have been misunderstood. Mental health refers to a broad array of activities directly or indirectly related to the mental well-being component included in the World Health Organization (WHO)'s definition of...