World failed to achieve 2020 mental health target: WHO

The World Health Organization in its report said that the world missed most of the mental health targets in 2020 and has also failed to provide people with mental health services amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

The world missed most of the mental health targets in 2020 and has failed to provide people with mental health services amid the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a World Health Organisation (WHO) report released on Friday.

The latest edition of the Atlas, which includes data from 171 countries, provides a clear indication that the increased attention given to mental health in recent years has yet to result in a scale-up of quality mental services that is aligned with needs.