WHO COLLABORATING CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH

The origin of the proposal of establishing of the WHO Collaborating Centre in the Tehran Psychiatric Institute was requested by professor Norman Sartorius as the head of evaluation team and his colleagues as well as Dr. A. Mohit Regional Advisor, WHO/EMRO during the Independent Evaluation of I.R. Iran’s National Programme of Mental Health in November 1995. Then it was followed by health authorities of the country.
Finally, Tehran Psychiatric Institute was designated as WHO Collaborating Centre for Mental Health by Regional Director of WHO/EMRO on the 1st of May 1997 and was officially openned by Dr. H. Al. Gezairy RD, WHO/EMRO on the 2nd of June 1998.

Centre’s Identification

1. Title Proposed: WHO Collaborating Centre for Mental health. Its main areas of activities are research, training, technical support of implementation of National Mental Health Programme, and mental health services.
2. Name of Director of the Institute: J. Bolhari, M.D. (Psychiatrist)
3. Name of head of the WHO Collaborating Centres: J. Bolhari, M.D.
4. The formal links of the centre are with the Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Medical faculty, 3 outpatient and 2 inpatient services and National Research Centre for Medical Sciences as well as Ministry of Health.