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Epilepsy in Cameroon: Africa concerned over laws and care

By Bakah Derick  Journalists and Epilepsy advocacy stakeholders from across Africa have raised concerns over laws on Epilepsy in Cameroon. In a report presented on day one of a three day Africa Epilepsy Media Training webinar, the International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE) Africa indicated that Cameroon's foundation laws that is the Constitution gives no explicit right to health care to persons living with Epilepsy though containing "provisions on state support for the disabled."  Presented by Action Amos Vice President IBE Africa,  the report titled the IBE Africa 21 State Epilepsy Health Laws Mapping Exercise, "reflects on how health laws may be used to strengthen the prioritisation of epilepsy in resource-restricted settings, specifically, in the African context." This report highlight has been confirmed by local actors who admit that Epilepsy is not yet a health concern in Cameroon considering the Health Sector Strategy (HSS 2016-2027).  "Gover