The Intersectoral Global Action Plan (IGAP): A unique opportunity for neurology across the globe.
Publication/Presentation Date
4-11-2023
Abstract
The World Health Assembly (WHA) approved the Intersectoral Global Action Plan (IGAP) in 2022. This ambitious project, formally called the Intersectoral Global Action Plan for Epilepsy and Other Neurological Disorders, is a 10-year plan to enhance neurology implementation worldwide and to raise the status of brain health and neurology services for patients with neurological diseases. The IGAP has 5 important components: relation with policy makers, therapy, prophylaxis, research, and public health. The implementation of IGAP is a challenge, not only for the specialty of neurology but for the whole neurological community, encompassing patients, carers, healthcare providers, and the public. The lack of a unified definition of neurology and the great variety of health systems, as well as the dependency on socioeconomic status, will necessitate custom-made solutions in all regions.
Volume
449
First Page
120645
Last Page
120645
ISSN
1878-5883
Published In/Presented At
Grisold, W., Freedman, M., Gouider, R., Guekht, A., Lewis, S., Medina, M., Meshram, C., Rouleau, G., Stark, R., & Trustees of the World Federation of Neurology (2023). The Intersectoral Global Action Plan (IGAP): A unique opportunity for neurology across the globe. Journal of the neurological sciences, 449, 120645. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2023.120645
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
37062176
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article