Sangath, established in 1997 (www.sangath.in); is now one of India’s leading community based health research NGOs whose work has been cited as having led to "innovative research of relevance to public health in developing countries” and as one of the leading examples of academic psychiatry in the global context. Sangath was awarded the prestigious MacArthur Foundation International Prize for Creative & Effective Institutions in 2008 and the WHO Public Health Champion of India award in 2016. Starting out 20 years ago as Goa’s first multi-disciplinary child development clinic, Sangath has now conducting work across India with a view to developing packages of care for community delivery for a range of mental health conditions. It has been the state nodal agency for the Government of India’s national health program, the National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Mental Retardation, Cerebral Palsy and Multiple Disabilities.
The Gairdner Foundation today announced the 2019 Canada Gairdner Award laureates, recognising Goa and Boston-based Vikram Patel, Ph.D., F. Med.Sci., for his research career raising the global profile of mental health problems. Prof Patel has been awarded the 2019 John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global ... (more)
International mental health expert and advocate and one of Time 100’s most influential individuals, Dr. Vikram Patel, launched an art exhibition and series of illustrated books about mental health and depression by young artist and mental health advocate, Ishita Mehra at a large discussion e... (more)
