VOA News: Community Care Boosts Treatment of Mentally Ill in Developing Countries “Experts say less than 10 percent of people with mental illness in low-income countries receive treatment. A new study shows community-based care is an effective strategy for treating individuals with schizophrenia. Researchers found the most successful way to…

Financial Times: David Cameron launches world’s biggest dementia study “The world’s biggest study of dementia will be unveiled by David Cameron on Thursday as part of a push worth more than £100 million [$136 million] to accelerate research into Alzheimer’s and other brain disorders…” (Ward, 6/18).

Financial Times: FT Health: The burden of depression The latest issue of the weekly FT Health newsletter discusses the global burden of depression and mental illness and the U.N.’s appeal related to the potential famines in Africa, and includes a roundup of global health related news (4/7).

The Guardian: Pregnancy problems are leading global killer of ​​females aged 15 to 19 “Pregnancy complications are the leading cause of death globally among females aged 15-19, with self-harm in second place, a global study has found. More than 1.2 million female and male adolescents die annually, the World Health…

News outlets report on the findings of a new WHO-led study examining the return on investments in mental health, as well as a meeting convened by the WHO and the World Bank taking place this week in Washington, D.C., to address the issue. CNN: Treating anxiety, depression can help global…

BBC News: Lack of exercise puts one in four people at risk, WHO says “…A WHO report estimates that more than a quarter of [adults] worldwide — 1.4 billion — are not doing enough physical exercise, a figure that has barely improved since 2001…” (Therrien, 9/5). CNN: ‘Pandemic’ of inactivity…

FT Health: Quality not quantity The latest issue of the Financial Times’ weekly global health newsletter discusses findings from the Lancet Global Health Commission on High-Quality Care, highlighting an accompanying report and podcast. The issue also features an interview with Ekaterina Malievskaia, chief medical officer and co-founder of Compass Pathways,…

The Atlantic: What Facebucks Can Do for the Global Poor (Lowrey, 6/27). Avert: Infants less likely to become HIV-infected with male partner involvement (Mahon, 6/26). The Guardian: ‘People are very scared’: fighting dengue fever in Brazil — in pictures (6/27). The Lancet Infectious Diseases: Recognition for Chagas disease (Burki, July…

New York Times: In Davos, Prince William Calls for Action on Mental Health “Prince William, who has long spoken publicly about his emotional struggles, has taken his campaign for mental health awareness to Davos, Switzerland, urging global leaders to help break the stigma…” (Karasz, 1/24).

Agence France-Presse: Pakistan demands Facebook remove polio vaccine misinformation (5/3). Fast Company: How a wooden bench in Zimbabwe is starting a revolution in mental health (Riley, 5/4). Health Policy Watch: New Polio Eradication Strategy Faces Challenges Of “Missing Children” Due To Geographic Isolation, Migration, Insecurity (Branigan, 5/3). Nature: U.K. medical…