Report from the Roundtable on the Intersectoral Global Action Plan for Epilepsy and Other Neurological Disorders
Download this report in .pdf format On 16 July 2021, ILAE and IBE hosted a virtual roundtable discussion with over 160 participants from 50 countries including representatives from Ministries of Health, Education and Employment to Inspire a Decade of Action guided by the Intersectoral Global Action Plan on Epilepsy and Other Neurological Disorders. Highlights and additional information are available below. Full recording of the roundtable, including the interventions by representatives from the Ministries of Health/Missions of Lesotho, Russia and Uruguay can be accessed at https://youtu.be/6hcD9jpMu08 Past, Present, Future – Action to Address Epilepsy Road to the Resolution and Action Plan Prof Alla Guekht, ILAE Vice President Prof Guekht gave a presentation on the progress and major milestones since the launch of the Global Campaign in 1997. Watch her presentation and learn more about the 2020 Resolution and the Out of Shadows campaign. Draft Intersectoral Global Action Plan on Epilepsy and Other Neurological Disorders Dr Tarun Dua, Head Brain Health Unit, WHO Dr Dua provided an overview of the draft Global Action Plan and the process from now to the Executive Board in early 2022 and the World Health Assembly in May 2022. She invited contributions as part of the consultation ending [...]