The the of the World Health Day 2017 was '' Depression: Let's talk. " Opening remarks by H.E. Ms. Dessima Williams, Special Adviser to the President of the 71st Session of the General Assembly, at World Health Day 2017 ; Excellencies, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, Good morning to you all, I am honored to be here this morning representing the President of the UN General Assembly, His Excellency Mr. Peter Thomson, who unfortunately cannot be present today due to other planned commitments. For every year since 1950, the United Nations family and partners around the world come together on World Health Day to highlight a public health issue of global concern. And for this year, the highlight is on depression. Depression is a mental disorder that affects people of all ages, from all walks of life, in all countries. It causes immense suffering and can prevent us from carrying out our usual daily activities, sometimes for long periods of time. Yet, depression ca...