9 November 2017

99 Jiangbin Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai, PR China

Resolution adopted at the Meeting on ICD-11 Mental and Behavioural Disorders in China on 9 Nov 2017

Joint commitment on the mental health working plan for the development and promotion of ICD-11 Mental and Behavioural Disorders diagnostic guidelines in China

The Meeting on ICD -11 Mental and Behavioural Disorders in China, adopts the outcome document entitled“The mental health working plan for the development and promotion of ICD-11 Mental and Behavioural Disorders diagnostic guidelines in China” annexed to the present resolution.

Our joint commitment on the mental health working plan for the development and promotion of ICD-11 Mental and Behavioural Disorders diagnostic guidelines in China

We, representatives from World Health Organization Department of Mental Health and Substance Use, ICD-11 Field Study Coordination Group, International Advisory Group, WHO Collaborating Centers (WHO CCs), and representatives of mental health professionals in China,are assembled in Shanghai on 9 November 2017. We have participated in a high-level thematic debate on the development and promotion of ICD-11 Mental and Behavioural Disorders in China, and declare that we see this as a great opportunity to further global mental health and to enhance the strategic partnership among the relevant centers and organizations.

We therefore:

1. Welcome the ongoing efforts to strengthen the cooperation among WHO CCs and other relevant organizations, within their respective mandates, toward a more effective, efficient and coherent partnership.

2. Recognize that WHO is now completing the process of revising the International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, with the classification’s Eleventh Revision (ICD-11) to be released for use by WHO Member States in 2018. The WHO Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse(MSD) wishes to systematically examine the acceptability,clinical utility, and reliability of the clinical application of ICD-11. Shanghai Mental Health Center, and other WHO CCs have occupied key roles in this process from the beginning as well as in the promotion of mental health in China. The close collaborative relationships among these Centers provide a strong foundation for facing the challenges before us.

3. Reaffirm our determination and commitment to support efforts to strengthen cooperation among WHO,WHO CCs, and related organization in China in the further development and promotion of ICD-11 MBD in China, which is the common and shared objective requiring an integrated approach.

4. Reiterate that WHO CCs and organizations have the responsibility to secure human, financial, logistical and other resources necessary for their organizations to actively participate in the promotion of ICD-11 MBD.

5. Encourage the WHO CCs, in collaboration with regional and sub-regional organizations, to enhance partnerships and support efforts to address the persistent challenges of mental health and to further intensify their efforts to achieve social equity, human rights and ethical treatment, gender equality and women’s empowerment,and to strengthen their overall commitment to the promotion and implementation of ICD-11 MBD.

6. Stress the importance of cooperation and partnerships between international, regional and subregional organizations and WHO as well as with each other, and encourage the regular convening of dialogues regarding how to further strengthen cooperation, exchange views, information and lessons learned, and to improve cooperation, coordination, coherence and complementarily within their mandates.

7. Commend SMHC for convening this high-level meeting and all the representatives from WHO CCs and organization and professions for their contributions and participations.