Epilepsy is a non-contagious treatable brain disorder characterised by recurring seizures, fits or convulsions. In most communities, people with the condition face injustice. For more information: www.ibe.epilepsy.org, http://www.who.int/mental_health/neurology/epilepsy/en/ or contact the epilepsy association in your country below:
Cameroon:
Association Camerounaise contre L’Epilepsie
Address: S/c Coordination Diocésaine de la Santé, Bafia, Cameroon.
Telephone: +237 743 333 75,
Email: santbafia@yahoo.fr,
Contact: Sr. Marie Christine Long
Community Development and Epilepsy Foundation (CODEF), C/o CODEF Board Chair- Mr. David Ntuchu, P.O.Box 45 Bamenda, NWR, Cameroon, IBE Associate Chapter,
Telephone: +237 75 07 44 42,
Email: codefcameroon2002@gmail.com,
Contact: Mr Nsom Kenneth Ninying
Congo DR:
Mhcd Centre for the Prevention and Treatment of Epilepsy, IBE Associate Chapter,
Address: Luvungi Naturopathic Hospital, Luvungi/Uvira, DR Congo,
Telephone: +243 994 931 840,
Email: moulymasu@yahoo.fr, moulymasu@gmail.com,
Website: www.mhcdafrica.org,
Contact: Dr Luc Mulimbalimba-Masururu. Dr Prince Kazadi, princekazadi56@gmail.com
Ethiopia:
Epilepsy Support Association Of Ethiopia,
Address: PO Box 25516, Code 1000 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.,
Telephone: +251 155 3617,
Email: dr.zenebe.gedlie@ethionet.et
Contact: Dr Zenebe Damtie
Gambia:
Gambia Epilepsy Association,
Address: P.O.Box 2230, Serrekunda, The Gambia.,
Telephone: +220 9955 414,
Email: gambiaepilepsy@yahoo.co.uk ,
Contact: Paul Colley
Ghana:
Ghana Epilepsy Association,
Address: c/o Box M230, Accra, Ghana.,
Telephone: +233 2166 5421 ext 4420,
Email: ayisu@hotmail.com,
Contact: Mr Paul Ayisu,
Alternate Contact: Mr Leonard Agbley,
Alternate Address: PO Box SD 233, Stadium, Accra, Ghana.,
Alternate Email: agbleleo@yahoo.com
Kenya:
Kenya Association for the Welfare of People with Epilepsy (KAWE),
Address: PO Box 60790 00200, Nairobi, Kenya.,
Telephone: +254 0722 594 268,
Email: info@kawe-kenya.org,
Email: omiyanji@yahoo.com,
Email: ngechu@kawe-kenya.org,
Website: www.kawe-kenya.org,
Contact: Patrick Ngechu
Lesotho:
Epilepsy Lesotho, Provisional Chapter,
Address: PO Box 13081, Maseru 100, Lesotho,
Telephone: +266 58998542,
Email: nathabelentoli@yahoo.com,
Contact: Ms Nthabeleng Hlalele
Malawi:
Malawi Epilepsy Association,
Address: P.O.Box E681, Postdotnet, Blantyre, Malawi.,
Telephone: +265 999 020469,
Contact: Mrs Francina Gondwe
Email: gondwefrancina@gmail.com, amos_action@yahoo.co.uk.
Mauritius:
Edycs Epilepsy Group (Mauritius),
Address: 442 State Land, Boulevard Rivaltz, Port Louis, Mauritius.,
Telephone: +230 213 1733,
Email: edycs.org@intnet.mu,
Website: http://edycsepilepsy.intnet.mu,
Contact: Mr Y Noormamode
Namibia:
Epilepsy Namibia,
Address: PO Box, 11822 Klein Windhoek, Namibia.,
Telephone: +264 813 226834,
Email: namep@epilepsynamibia.org,
Website: www.epilepsynamibia.org,
Contact: Ms Harmiena Riphagen
Niger:
LNCEMNMC,
Address: Service de Psychiatrie, Hôpital National de Naimey, BP238 Niamey, Niger.,
Telephone: +227 72 24 42,
Email: djibo.doumamaiga@gmail.com,
Contact: Dr Djibo Douma
Nigeria:
Epilepsy Association of Nigeria,
Address: No 2 Weeks Road by 84 Asa, Road Aba, Abia State, Nigeria.,
Telephone: +234 708 1832837,
Email: drmohaniclinic@yahoo.com,
Contact: Dr SE Nwakwue
Rwanda:
Global Epileptic Connection (GECO), IBE Provisional Chapter,
Address: 25 Kibuye, Western Province, Rubavu District, Rwanda,
Telephone: +250 787134589,
Email: globalepelepticc@gmail.com,
Website: www.gecorwanda.org,
Contact: Vedaste Rusagara,
Contact: Philip Benimana
Senegal:
Ligue Senegalaise contre L’Epilepsie,
Address: Clinique Neurologique, Centre Hospitalo‐Universitaire de Fann, BP 5035 Dakar‐Fann, Senegal.,
Telephone: +221 338 253678,
Email: lsce@orange.sn,
Email: agallodiop@gmail.com,
Contact: Prof Amadou Gallo Diop
Contact: Prof Moustapha Ndiaye
Sierra Leone:
Epilepsy Association of Sierra Leone,
Address: 8 Mansaray Street, PO Box 381, Freetown, Sierra Leone.,
Email: epilepsysl2014@gmail.com ,
Website: www.epilepsyassocsl.org,
Contact: Max Bangura
South Africa:
Epilepsy South Africa,
Address: Postnet Suite #430, Private Bag X3, Bloubergrant 7443, South Africa.,
Email: info@epilepsy.org.za,
Email: nationaldirector.no@epilepsy.org.za,
Website: www.epilepsy.org.za,
Contact: Ms Marina Clarke
Swaziland:
Swaziland Epilepsy Organization,
Address: P.O. Box 7220, Mbabane H100, Swaziland,
Telephone: +268 404 7028,
Email: admin@epilepsy.org.sz
Website: www.epilepsy.org.sz,
Contact: Mr Mbusomuni Mahlalela
Tanzania,
United Republic of: Parents Organisation for Children with Epilepsy (POCET),
Address: PO Box 65293, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.,
Telephone: +255 754 822 517,
Email: basamwene1@yahoo.com,
Contact: Mrs Aisia Matowo Mrema
Togo:
Clinique de l’Epilepsie, IBE Associate Chapter,
Address: 11 Carrefour de Rio 11, B.P 75 Lomé, Togo,
Telephone: +228 2240 3018,
Email: kosodjehoun@yahoo.fr,
Contact: Dr Kokou Sodjéhoun
Uganda:
Epilepsy Support Association Uganda (ESAU),
Address: Plot 695 Gombe B, Off Kayunga-Kinoni-Wakiso Rd, Wakiso Town Council, P.O BOX 16260, Wandegeya, Kampala, Uganda.,
Telephone: +256 772 450 383,
Website: www.epilepsy.org.ug,
Contact: Sarah Nekesa, Executive Director, ESAU,
Email: snekesa02@yahoo.com
Zambia:
Epilepsy Association of Zambia,
Address: Amanda Ethu Building, Kalundwe Road, PO Box 32443, Lusaka, Zambia.,
Telephone: +260 977 789042,
Email: eazepilepsy@hotmail.com,
Contact: Ms Betty B. Nsachilwa
Zimbabwe:
Epilepsy Support Foundation,
Address: 43 St. David Road, Hatfield Harare, Zimbabwe.,
Telephone: +2 634 571 225,
Email: epilepsyzimbabwe@gmail.com,
Website: www.esf.org ,
Contact: Ms Rutendo Gwatinyanya. Mr Taurai Kadzviti, Email: tau-kat@hotmail.com