Following the launch of the first Lancet series on global mental health in September 2007, Dr. Margaret Chan, Director General of the World Health Organization, said the following:
“The WHO worked closely with The Lancet to generate evidence and formulate a call for action to increase coverage of mental health services in low- and middle-income countries. The data [...] generated broad media coverage. This is an important step towards correcting a bleak situation: mental health services are being starved of both human and financial resources.”
