October 10 – World Mental Health Day

World Mental Health Day is a great opportunity to thank doctors – neurologists, psychiatrists, psychotherapists, narcologists, geriatricians and all those who pay great attention to mental health – for their daily work with patients and their desire to help everyone, for their high professionalism and constant improvement of their knowledge and skills.

Established in 1992, World Mental Health Day is annually marked by an international information campaign to educate the public and raise awareness of mental health issues.

This year’s campaign theme, Mental Health at Work, aims to raise awareness of the importance of a healthy work environment for people’s mental well-being. The World Health Organization (WHO) points out that up to 60% of the world’s population works, and mental health issues such as depression and anxiety are widespread in workplaces around the world, impacting productivity, attendance, personnel turnover, and overall performance^[1]. Everyone has the right to a safe and healthy work environment. Job satisfaction is beneficial to a person’s mental health. In addition to providing a livelihood and security, work gives an opportunity to build positive relationships and participate in society, and instills a sense of meaning and joy in the results achieved.

NovaMedica supports initiatives aimed at maintaining the health of employees, including their mental well-being, which allows them to cope with stressful situations in life, maximize their potential, and contribute to the development of society.

We encourage everyone to support the World Mental Health Day 2024 campaign and use the day as an opportunity to raise awareness about the importance of mental health care, prevention measures and methods of timely diagnosis and treatment of emerging problems.

"Development of new drugs for the treatment of diseases of the central nervous system (CNS), which plays a key role in improving the therapy of mental disorders, as well as increasing their availability to patients, is our key strategic goal. NovaMedica has successfully completed the development and registration and provides patients with drugs intended for the treatment of sleep disorders, pain syndrome, migraine and Alzheimer’s dementia, expanding the opportunities for Russian doctors to ensure timely diagnosis and effective therapy and to improve the quality of life of their patients,” says Elena LITVINOVA, CEO of NovaMedica.

World Mental Health Day is a reminder of the importance of taking care of your mental well-being. Mental health is not just the absence of illness, but also a state of harmony in which a person can realize their potential and cope with life’s challenges.

Let’s take a step towards mental health! Let’s learn to listen to ourselves and our needs, to find time for rest and entertainment, and to communicate with our loved ones. Let’s create a society where caring for mental well-being becomes the norm.

We wish you health, joy, harmony and peace of mind!

References:
[1] – World Health Organization (WHO), World Mental Health Day 2024. Mental Health at Work – October 01, 2024