The ILAE/IBE/WHO Global Campaign Against Epilepsy was launched in 1997 with the ambitious aim to bring together three global organisations – the International League Against Epilepsy, representing medical professionals; the International Bureau for Epilepsy, on behalf of people with epilepsy and their families, non-medical professionals and the general public; and the World Health Organization, leading international public health agency – in a joint partnership to address the hidden, neglected but global problems of people with epilepsy.
This objective is reflected in the Campaign title and logo, “Epilepsy: Out of the Shadows”.
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In order to raise awareness for the Campaign, and for epilepsy in general, a number of special initiatives have been launched. One of the main objectives of these global and regional activities has been to encourage nation epilepsy organisations and Departments of Health to develop their own national or local ‘Out of the Shadows’ initiatives.
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