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Epilepsy in Latin America and the Caribbean: a survey on needs and resources

dc.contributor.authorLevav, Itzhakes_ES
dc.contributor.authorStephenson, Carolynes_ES
dc.contributor.authorTheodore, Williames_ES
dc.date.accessioned2015
dc.date.available2015
dc.date.issued1999es_ES
dc.identifier.citationLevav, Itzhak,Stephenson, Carolyn,Theodore, William (1999) Epilepsy in Latin America and the Caribbean: a survey on needs and resources. Rev Panam Salud Publica;6(5) -,nov. 1999. Retrieved from http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49891999001000006&lng=pt&nrm=isoen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49891999001000006&lng=pt&nrm=isoes_ES
dc.identifier.urihttps://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/8889
dc.format.extenttabes_ES
dc.relation.ispartofseriesRev Panam Salud Publica;6(5),nov. 1999es_ES
dc.subjectEpilepsiaes_ES
dc.subjectLevantamentos Sanitárioses_ES
dc.subjectSetor Privadoes_ES
dc.subjectSetor Públicoes_ES
dc.subjectRecursos Humanos em Saúdept_BR
dc.subjectUso de Medicamentoses_ES
dc.subjectAmérica Latinaes_ES
dc.subjectRegião do Caribept_BR
dc.titleEpilepsy in Latin America and the Caribbean: a survey on needs and resourcesen_US
dc.typeJournal articlesen_US
dc.rights.holderPan American Health Organizationen_US
dc.description.notesA survey was done on the needs and resources available to control epilepsy in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. Responses came from ministries of health, prominent neurologists, and epilepsy advocacy organizations. A mailed questionnaire was used, and the response rate was excellent, 89 per cent. The survey results showed that the private sector is better equipped to deal with epilepsy than is the public sector, in terms of both specialized personnel and access to a variety of drugs. Public policies are lacking, and linkages between medical personnel and social workers are almost nonexistent. Primary care doctors and nurses are somewhat able to diagnose some types of epilepsy but do less well with other types of the disorder. There is a strong justification for the new "Out of the Shadows" initiative, in which the International League Against Epilepsy, the International Bureau for Epilepsy, the World Health Organization, and the Pan American health Organization are working to improve epilepsy health-care services, treatment, and social acceptancept_BR


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