WHO: reducing the epilepsy treatment gap in Ghana
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Channel: World Health Organization (WHO) · 2018 · Nonprofits & Activism
The World Health Organization, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health of Ghana, has been working to address Ghana’s epilepsy treatment gap since 2012. This video highlights a demonstration project that introduced simple, cost-effective interventions in 10 districts to increase access to treatment for epilepsy. Between 2012 and 2016 the project team provided treatment and care to more than 2700 people living with epilepsy that had not been diagnosed before the project. Service coverage increased from 14% to 38% in four years. Over three-quarters of the patients receiving treatment through the project reported significant improvements in their quality of life. For more information: http://www.who.int/epilepsy
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