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Current Projects
Neurological facilities in many developing countries are limited due to budget while some don’t have any permanent neurological staff or EEG and MRI equipment. Many people living in the suburbs of these countries are depending on the likes of natural medicines, religion and witch doctors to help treat their epilepsy because they are too far away from medical practices and can’t afford proper medicines.
In many countries there is also a lack of understanding as to what the causes of epilepsy are. Many people with epilepsy are being isolated due to a common fear of the condition being a disease. But when people learn about epilepsy they are always pleased to know they can still be friends without catching anything.
So the Epilepsy Footprint aim is to provide more funding in developing countries for:
- accessibility to medical centres & medicines
- provision of epilepsy support groups to raise awareness
- provision of epilepsy education in schools
- re-training of people with epilepsy
- negotiating with governments & medical organisations
- public education through media interviews
Our main project at the moment is supporting the Gambia Epilepsy Association by providing funds towards
- provision of prescriptions for epilepsy treatment
- transport for their members to epilepsy clinics
- nets to provide protection from malarial mosquitoes
- epilepsy education to schools in rural parts of the country
- skills training for unemployed people with epilepsy
- office facilities
Planned future projects in the UK
To provide ongoing epilepsy awareness, development and education to schools, businesses and community groups across the United Kingdom.
Planned future projects abroad
To help provide more epilepsy education and finance epilepsy support groups in developing countries across the world.
In The Gambia we will continue to work with the Gambia Epilepsy Association to provide funding for regular prescriptions to people in rural areas who can’t reach hospitals or clinics and provide epilepsy education in schools. Support will also continue to be provided to patients by visiting the Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital where two weekly epilepsy clinics are held and to aid the training/teaching of people with epilepsy. We are also working with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the government to improve the medical supplies, neurological equipment and neurological staff.
In Mozambique there is currently no epilepsy support group here so we aim to provide more awareness education in schools and aid with the setting up of a support organisation.
In Zambia there is a lack of medical equipment and medicines. We are working with the Epilepsy Association of Zambia to provide funding for improved facilities.
Awareness to the needs of all these countries is also being raised through presentations at international congresses.
