Epilepsy management at primary health level in rural China

Overview

This report is based on the demonstration project “Epilepsy Management at a Primary Health Level”, implemented in rural People's Republic of China, under the aegis of WHO and the Ministry of Health, within the framework of ILAE/IBE/WHO Global Campaign Against Epilepsy.

It documents the success achieved in reducing the epilepsy treatment gap by managing epilepsy at a primary health-care level. It also presents the lessons derived for the development of effective and sustainable epilepsy scaling up strategy in resource-poor settings.