Bangkok, July 1 -- Regional Director of WHO South-East Asia, Saima Wazed, on Tuesday was felicitated with the Mental Health Award 2025 at the 24th Annual International Mental Health Conference in Thailand.

"The award is in recognition of her invaluable contribution and transformative leadership and a tribute to her profound impact in shaping the future of global mental health," the award citation said.

The award was presented on the opening day of the annual conference organised by the Department of Mental Health, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand, in collaboration with the Jittavejsart Songkrao Foundation and the Somdet Chaopraya Institute of Psychiatry at ICONSIAM, Bangkok.

"Saima Wazed is a widely respected leader in the field of ...