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Rachel Jenkins
Rachel McDougall Jenkins (born 17 April 1949) is a professor of epidemiology and international mental health policy at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, director of the World Health Organization (WHO) WHO Collaborating Centres, Collaborating Centre and a visiting professor at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Life She was educated at Haberdashers' Monmouth School for Girls, St Paul's Girls' School and Girton College, Cambridge. In 2005 to 2011, Jenkins led the WHO programme enabling primary care workers to provide mental healthcare in Kenya, with the outcome that 1,677 primary care workers and 195 medical supervisory staff received training. She is a member of the editorial board of the ''International Journal of Mental Health Systems''. Jenkins was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2023 New Year Honours for services to mental health policy and research in the UK and overseas. Selected publications * * * Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debrett's People Of Today
''Debrett's People of Today'' was a reference work published by Debrett's containing biographical details of approximately 25,000 notable people from across the spectrum of British society, a rival to the longer-established ''Who's Who''. Those included were chosen on significance and merit. In its early years, the series was called ''Debrett's Distinguished People of Today''. The last volume appeared in 2017. History Debrett's had previously published a similar work called ''Debrett's Handbook: Distinguished People in British Life'', edited by Charles Mosley, which appeared only in 1982. While this title was not repeated, it formed the foundation for the series called ''People of Today'', created in 1988. The editors at Debrett's identified over forty sectors of British life for the inclusion of leading figures. Of these, the most highly populated were government, education, law, business, armed forces, diplomacy, charitable work, sports, and the arts. They wished to ensure th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |