41st WHO Sasakawa Health Prize Awarded to Denmark's Dr. Merete Nordentoft For Work on Suicide Prevention in Young People

41st WHO Sasakawa Health Prize Awarded to Denmark's Dr. Merete Nordentoft For Work on Suicide Prevention in Young People

TOKYO, May 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The 41st WHO Sasakawa Health Prize was presented to Danish psychiatrist Dr. Merete Nordentoft in recognition of her work on suicide prevention in young people, during a ceremony at the 78th World Health Assembly…

The suicide rates are increasing, therefore, it is necessary to identify the people at risk in a timely manner: Dip. Brisseire Sánchez López. In the session of the Commission on Health and Social Assistance, the Agreement Point proposed by Congresswoman Brisseire Sánchez López was approved to urge the 59 State Councils, in the sphere of their functions and in coordination with the health authorities, to generate programs and campaigns, focused o…

41st WHO Sasakawa Health Prize Awarded to Denmark’s Dr. Merete Nordentoft For Work on Suicide Prevention in Young People

TOKYO, May 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The 41st WHO Sasakawa Health Prize was presented to Danish psychiatrist Dr. Merete Nordentoft in recognition of her work on suicide prevention in young people, during a ceremony at the 78th World Health Assembly in Geneva on May 23. Dr. Merete Nordentoft (second from left), winner of the 41st WHO […]