Ledia Lazëri

Dr Ledia Lazëri is the Regional Adviser for Mental Health at the WHO Regional Office for Europe since May 2021. A native of Albania, she trained and worked as a psychiatrist in her home country, having contributed to the education of medical students and later to the national reform of mental health policy and services. Having joined WHO in 2000, Dr Lazëri worked in many countries of the WHO European Region, either leading mental health reform programmes or serving as the lead for bilateral technical cooperation between WHO and individual countries. In her function as WHO Europe’s Regional Adviser for Mental Health and Wellbeing, Dr Lazëri leads a team dedicated to various areas of mental health work: building evidence and promoting research, developing policy and improving services, addressing stigma and discrimination from a human rights perspective, communication and advocacy, skills and capacity building, prevention of mental disorders and promotion of mental health.