The Asociación de Lucha Argentina Contra la Epilepsia have released a video to mark International #EpilepsyDay. The video is on the issue of work and epilepsy and is in the Spanish language. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uHP1KlIvew
To mark International #EpilepsyDay 2016 we ran a major photo competition with the simple, but uplifting theme 'Yes, I Can'. We had an overwhelming response in our two categories, pictures taken by cameras and those by phones/tablets. More than 300 entries were received from all around the world. We are absolutely delighted to announce that
The World Health Assembly passed the WHO Resolution on the Global Burden of Epilepsy in 2015. The resolution committed to actions including: strengthen effective leadership and governance to address the specific needs of people with epilepsy introduce and implement national health care plans of action for epilepsy management integrate epilepsy management into primary health care where appropriate
To mark International #EpilepsyDay 2016 we ran a major photo competition with the simple, but uplifting theme 'Yes, I Can'. We had an overwhelming response in our two categories, pictures taken by cameras and those by phones/tablets. More than 300 entries were received from all around the world. We are absolutely delighted to announce that
The Epilepsy Association of the Valencian Community have made a video about epilepsy. See the video below and see how they celebrated International Epilepsy Day in our events section. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrbXwZZ3Vrc
A young girl named Anita from Iran gave a presentation about Epilepsy to her class for her English language project. Her teachers then asked her to give the presentation for her classmates' parent also. If you would like to find out more about Anita, you can read her full Epilepsy Story. Watch her presentation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TpxuMCMJ7Q
International Epilepsy Day was launched with an exhibition of our epilepsy stories and photo competition at the EU Parliament in Strasbourg, France on February 2, 2016. Irish MEP Marion Harkin spoke at the event along with Dr Athanasios Covanis, IBE President and Francesca Sofia from the Federazione Italiana Epilessie. Francesca is the Chief Scientific Officer
