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The Management of Epilepsy in the Public Health Sector, 2018

El abordaje de la epilepsia en el sector de la salud pública. 2018

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Date
2018
ISBN
978-92-75-32027-3
 
978-92-75-12027-9
 
DOI
https://doi.org/10.37774/9789275120279
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Pan American Health Organization
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Abstract
[INTRODUCTION]. Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders in the world and in our hemisphere, affecting millions of people. However, it is estimated that more than half of people with epilepsy in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) do not receive care of any kind from health services. One of the key problems is a limited ability to identify, manage, and monitor epilepsy cases in primary health care (PHC) services. Furthermore, in most LAC countries, the secondary (specialized) care level either has serious limitations or is nearly nonexistent (PAHO, 2011; PAHO/ILAE/IBE, 2013)... This document offers guidelines and a frame of reference to help countries design their national epilepsy programs and should be regarded as complementing the Strategy and Plan of Action on Epilepsy (PAHO,2011) adopted by all the ministers of health of the Americas at the Directing Council of PAHO, and also complementing the resolution and document approved by the World Health Assembly (WHO, 2015).
 
[INTRODUCCIÓN]. La epilepsia es uno de los trastornos neurológicos más comunes en el mundo y en nuestro continente, que afecta a millones de personas. Sin embargo se estima que, en América Latina y el Caribe (AL&C), más de la mitad de las personas con epilepsia no reciben ningún tipo de atención en los servicios de salud. Uno de los problemas clave son las limitaciones en la identificación, manejo y seguimiento de los casos de epilepsia en la atención primaria de salud (APS). A esto, se adiciona el hecho que en la mayoría de los países de América Latina y el Caribe el nivel secundario o especializado tiene serias limitaciones o es casi inexistente ... El presente documento es una guía o marco de referencia para ayudar a los países a diseñar sus programas nacionales sobre epilepsia y debe considerarse como un complemento a la Estrategia y Plan de Acción sobre la Epilepsia adoptado por todos los ministros de salud de las Américas, en el marco del Consejo Directivo de la OPS; así como de la Resolución y documento aprobado por la Asamblea Mundial de la Salud.
 
Subject
Epilepsy; Mental Health; National Health Programs; Health Programs and Plans; Epilepsia; Salud Mental; Programas Nacionales de Salud
Category of PAHO Strategic Plan 2014-2019
Cat 2. Noncommunicable Diseases and Risk Factors
URI
https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/49509
Citation
Pan American Health Organization The Management of Epilepsy in the Public Health Sector, 2018. Washington, D.C.: PAHO; 2018. Available from: http://iris.paho.org/xmlui/handle/10665.2/49509.
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