WHY WE DID IT - JEROME
WHO / PAHO Priority Area
• Depression is the most common
mental disorder worldwide
• Higher in LMIC
• Higher among certain populations,
like perinatal women
• Impacting not only mothers but
their children, as well
http://www.who.int/mental_health/maternal-child/en/
• WHO has created specific materials
to address perinatal depression by
trained non-specialists
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