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EPInA - Epilepsy Pathway Innovation in Africa
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EPInA - Epilepsy Pathway Innovation in Africa
@EpilepsyPathway
Challenging global #epilepsy by reducing the diagnostic + treatment gaps in Ghana🇬🇭, Kenya🇰🇪 and Tanzania🇹🇿. Based @UniofOxford | Funded by @NIHRresearch.
Katılım Şubat 2020
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November is Epilepsy Awareness month. If you are in Nairobi this Saturday 12th of November 2022, come and join the NECC for a fun run at Karura Forest. Register for the event here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1goFxi…
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EPInA researchers are working with the Oxford Martin School in Oxford for a better future for people with epilepsy by creating technological innovations supported by deep ethnographic study. Watch out for a video coming later ! #oxmartinschool #epilepsyinafrica #NIHRglobal
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Why train healthcare workers on the WHO mhGAP guidelines to manage epilepsy? Listen to Mary Bitta @Difu_Simo in Kilifi, Kenya youtu.be/-MdVP1q1W6M @NIHRglobal @IlaeWeb #epilepsyafrica @NDCNOxford @KEMRI_Wellcome
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Congratulations to you for your continued relentless effort to support people with epilepsy in Kenya.
Epicare-Kenya@EpicareK
Rock-solid gratitude to everyone whose supported Us from the word Go. We thank You.#epilepsy
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It takes people like Judy Baariu and Mary Bitta, winners of the Science Engagement prize at this year's Falling Walls festival falling-walls.com/people/judy-ba… to keep fighting to end stigma for people with epilepsy #difu_simo #epilepsyafrica #epilepsypathway #nihrglobal #epilepsyKE
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Join ILAE as we fight stigma and work to replace harmful myths with an understanding that epilepsy is a treatable brain disorder. Learn about the @WHO #IGAP intiative & how to support at ilae.org/igap. #epilepsyawareness #advocate4epilepsy #epilepsyeducation
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All schools, everywhere, should have at least one person who can recognise and manage students with epilepsy.
Epilepsy Foundation of Colorado & Wyoming@EpilepsyCOWY
On May 28, 2021 Governor Jared Polis signed Joey's Law into law, requiring all Colorado public schools to have at least one staff person trained in the recognition and treatment of seizures. Your Colorado Gives Day donation will support our continued advocacy on behalf of the ...
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Amazing work by our team in Kilifi. Congratulations for the excellent public engagement #epilepsypathway #epilepsyinafrica
Difu Simo@Difu_Simo
Our final community engagement during our #EpilepsyAwarenessMonth series was at Ganze in Kilifi County. We highly appreciate our team, @EpilepsyPathway, @KEMRI_Wellcome, @DOHkilifi for the excellent work and support. #KilifiEpilepsyAwareness
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This week is Infantile Spasm Awareness Week. Know the signs, and talk to you doctor. This is a rare condition, but better to be safe. Learn more at infantilespams.org #ISAW2021
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Stima leads to diminished self confidence, withdrawal, self imposed isolation, financial losses and tendences to internalize shame and also negative perceptions of the self and epilepsy
@KEMRI_WELLCOME
@EpilepsyPathway
@Difu_Simo
#KilifiEpilepsyAwareness #EpilepsyAwarenessMonth
Difu Simo@Difu_Simo
In many parts of the world, people with epilepsy and their families suffer from stigma and discrimination. @MaryBitta talks about the consequences of the stigma of epilepsy and key #antistigma messages. @KEMRI_Wellcome #KilifiEpilepsyAwareness #EpilepsyAwarenessMonth
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Not all seizures are due to epilepsy...@KEMRI_WELLCOME
@EpilepsyPathway
@Difu_Simo
#KilifiEpilepsyAwareness #EpilepsyAwarenessMonth
Difu Simo@Difu_Simo
"Epilepsy is a very important public health problem. In Kenya, 20 in every 1,000 people experience epilepsy.”~ @symonmkariuki Comprehensive interventions are required to address this burden. @KEMRI_Wellcome @EpilepsyPathway #KilifiEpilepsyAwareness #EpilepsyAwarenessMonth
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Do you have a medical question about epilepsy such as the causes or management? @KEMRI_Wellcome through @Difu_Simo and @EpilepsyPathway would like to connect you with doctors and experts in epilepsy.
Call or text +254112643067
#KilifiEpilepsyAwareness #EpilepsyAwarenessMonth
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@AmosMatandi @Difu_Simo Incredible work in Kilifi by Di_Fusimo and the EPinA funded team @EpilepsyPathway to continue with education. We need more, across Africa! #epilepsyinafrica #epilepsychampions
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@THRiVEDELTAS @angiekaks @Fogarty_NIH @UgandaAwareness @BrainAblaze @LavenderSeizure @SeizuresTalk Congratulations Angela, we look forward to hear all about your work at our annual meeting in Ghana next year #epina #epilepsyinafrica
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#BIGNEWS📢:#Congratulations Assoc Prof @angiekaks for winning a 5-year @Fogarty_NIH grant to evaluate the effects of a #CommunityEngagement program on reducing #epilepsy-associated stigma in Ugandan communities. Enjoy every second of the praise, you have made us proud.👑🏆
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Congrats to our new 11 Epilepsy Champions in Ghana trained by Prof Patrick Adjei and Prof. Albert Akpalu #UniversityofGhana . We look forward to the new trainees teaching health care workers about epilepsy. #epilepsyinafrica #epilepsy #epilepsychampion
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Wishing our colleagues in South Africa to stay safe against this new COVID variant. This will likely disrupt EPInA's travel plans across our field sites. #epilepsyinafrica nature.com/articles/d4158…
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There is a PhD post to work on the EPInA project, hosted by KEMRI Kilifi. Deadline 12th Nov 21. See advert for details jobs.kemri-wellcome.org/phd-training-p… #phdpositions #kemri #epilepsy
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Conversations happening now! A lot of factors impacting #mentalhealth have changed over time.
✅ Socioeconomic determinants e.g poverty & economic hardships
✅ Climate change
✅ Causes of mental illness have changed. e.g. long ago, substance use wasn't prevalent.
#WMHDKILIFI
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