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

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

37062176

Department(s)

Department of Medicine

Document Type

Article

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