Indian Epilepsy Association Programs
The Indian Epilepsy Association, which was founded in 1971, has conducted valuable programs for the benefit of people with epilepsy. For more information about these programs, please click here.
Promising Strategies Program
Background The International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE) is committed to finding new and innovative solutions to the problems impacting people with epilepsy and their families world-wide. As part of this commitment, IBE is providing a limited amount of financial support to IBE member organizations on a competitive basis for initiatives aimed at improving the quality of life for people with epilepsy in developing nations. Definition of a Promising Strategy A Promising Strategy is one that has the potential to foster effective and innovative public health practice with regard to epilepsy. Ideally, a Promising Strategy contains many of the following: Is based on measurable, realistic, and time specific objectives Is need-based and data-driven Is innovative and represents the development of new solutions to common problems impacting people with epilepsy and their families Establishes a strategy that makes a difference in improving accessibility to accurate, timely, necessary and culturally appropriate information and/or services Demonstrates a sustainable effect in the community where it is being implemented Has the potential for replication of positive results if the program is implemented in a similar environment with a similar target population as its original pilot demonstration Is a strategy that can be used to generate policies and [...]