Introduction
The World Health Organisation Assessment Instrument for Mental Health Systems (WHO-AIMS) is a new WHO tool for collecting essential information on the mental health system of a country or region.
Purpose
The goal of collecting this information is to improve mental health systems and to provide a baseline for monitoring the change.
What is WHO-AIMS?
WHO-AIMS is a WHO tool for collecting essential information on the mental health system of a country or region. The goal of collecting this information is to improve mental health systems and to provide a baseline for monitoring the change.
For the purpose of WHO-AIMS, a mental health system is defined as all the activities whose primary purpose is to promote, restore or maintain mental health. WHO-AIMS is primarily intended for assessing mental health systems in low and middle income countries, but is also a valuable assessment tool for high resource countries.
Note: Great care has been taken to ensure the reliability of the data presented in the WHO-AIMS country reports. Data for WHO-AIMS are collected by a team led by a focal point within the country and are, in most cases, approved by the Ministry of Health. However, since WHO is not directly responsible for the data collection, WHO cannot independently verify the accuracy of any of the data presented in these reports.
WHO-AIMS Instrument, Version 2.2
- WHO-AIMS English version [pdf 750kb].
- WHO-AIMS Spanish version [pdf 404kb].
- WHO-AIMS French version [pdf 409kb].
You can find country reports, sub-regional reports, and other reports here (Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) site).
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