Cultural belief driving force behind obesity - PAHO
Deep cultural belief as it relates to obesity and poverty are two of the major driving forces behind the increasing rates of obesity in developing countries and the poorer parts of developed countries.

Critical shortage of mental health officers
Mental health officers (MHO) are the backbone of the community mental health programme, yet their work continues to be back breaking. The present ratio of MHOs, to patients is a staggering average of one to 400.