Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal: Special issue on substance use in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Publication date: 2017
In order to implement the operational recommendations of the outcome document of the UNGASS 2016 Health Action Plan within the Region, EMRO has developed a framework to operationalise the proposed actions by converting them into practical and concrete recommendations for intervention. In order to inform and support the Framework for Implementation, EMRO commissioned teams of international experts to develop evidence briefs on key issues in strengthening the public health response to drug use problems. The remit of these briefs is to review and summarize national and international evidence relevant to countries in the Region, and suggest strategic interventions for ministries of health that are affordable, cost effective and feasible to strengthen the public health response to the substance use problem in countries of the Region. These briefs, which are brought together in this theme issue along with the Framework for Implementation, represent the current best evidence for strengthening the public health response to the drug use problem.
Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal: Supplement on mental health
Publication date: 2015
In order to implement the Global Mental Health Action Plan within the Region, EMRO has developed a framework to operationalize the proposed actions by converting them into practical and concrete recommendations for intervention. In order to inform and support the framework for implementation, EMRO has commissioned teams of international experts to develop evidence briefs on key components of mental health systems. The remit of these briefs is to review and summarize national and international evidence relevant to EMR countries, and to suggest strategic interventions for ministries of health that are affordable, cost-effective and feasible to bridge the treatment gap in countries of the EMR. These briefs, which are brought together in this theme issue of the Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal along with the framework for implementation, represent the current best evidence for mental health interventions for the Member States of the EMR.