Raising epilepsy awareness and decreasing stigma against epilepsy using social media and sensitisation campaigns.

In this project, we will be using flyers, posters and tracts to post messages on different social media platforms like whatsapp, Facebook, Instagram etc. These messages will be addressing epilepsy related issues especially the negative consequences of stigma against epilepsy patients. The theme for this campaign which is currently going on, on social media is "Epilepsy: Show more love, less stigma". We planned to take this campaign to other public places like schools, churches, markets, communities and areas of high epilepsy prevalence.

Project Status: Ongoing
Start Date: November 10, 2019
ILAE Region: Africa
Language(s): English
Location: Cameroon/Yaoundé, Brain Africa Research Initiative
Principal Investigator / Organizer: Dr. Mundih Noelar Njohjam
Contact Person: Dr. Mundih Noelar Njohjam, njohjammundih@yahoo.com
Patient Age: All Ages
Project Type(s): Community Education, Stigma
Funding Source(s): Personal
Project Need(s): Volunteers, Funding