WPA is a global framework for mental health. The Psychiatry Department of PGI has been approved as an affiliate center of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA). The department was formed in September 1963. There are currently 8 WPAs around the world. It includes the UK, Egypt, South Africa, Hong Kong, Kenya, Qatar, Italy and India. Apart from PGI, WPA is collaborating with a center in Bengaluru.