WHO: One suicide every 40 seconds takes global toll to 800,000

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Geneva, Dhu-AlQa'dah 09, 1435, September 04, 2014, SPA -- The World Health Organization said Thursday that there is one suicide every 40 seconds, taking the global annual toll to 800,000, in a report citing the latest available data from 2012, according to dpa. WHO chief Margaret Chan said governments must step up efforts to reduce the current number of suicides. So far, only 28 countries have set up government programmes to deal with the issue. --SPA 14:30 LOCAL TIME 11:30 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w

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