• African health sciences · Jun 2012

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    Epilepsy treatment in sub-Saharan Africa: closing the gap.

    • J H Chin.
    • University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health, 94720, USA. chinj@berkeley.edu
    • Afr Health Sci. 2012 Jun 1; 12 (2): 186-92.

    AbstractAccording to World Health Organization (WHO), the prevalence of epilepsy is highest in low- and lower middle-income countries, which include over eighty percent of the countries of sub-Saharan Africa, where the majority of people with epilepsy are not receiving appropriate care. In sub-Saharan Africa, shortages of trained health workers, limited diagnostic equipment, inadequate anti-epileptic drug supplies, cultural beliefs, and social stigma contribute to the large treatment gap for epilepsy. The number of people with epilepsy, particularly children, will continue to rise as a result of projected epidemiologic and demographic changes. This paper examines the state of epilepsy care and treatment in sub-Saharan Africa and discusses priorities and approaches to scale up access to medications and services for people with epilepsy.

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