National Epilepsy Week Press Conference

National Epilepsy Week Press Conference

CareEpilepsy Ethiopia gave a joint press conference with the Ministry of Health in Addis Abba regarding the National Epilepsy Week in Ethiopia to be celebrated from 15th May – 22nd May. The core objective of this event is to raise awareness of epilepsy in the community. More than 9 medias including TV, Radio and Newspaper covered the press conference.

The press conference was held on Friday 13 May, and 25th May 2016 was called by the Federal Ministry of Health and CareEpilepsy held at the Federal Ministry of Health’s Office. Dr Mahlet Kifle (Director General, Office of the Minister), Dr Tedla W.Giorgis (Mental Health Advisor) and Enat Yewnetu (Founder and Managing Director of CareEpilepsy) spoke at the Press Conference.

Press Release regarding the Ethiopian National Epilepsy Day (1)
Dr Mahlet Kifle (Director General, Office of the Minister) (on the right), Dr Tedla W.Giorgis (Mental Health Advisor) (on the left) and Enat Yewnetu (Founder and Managing Director of CareEpilepsy) (centre)

Press Release regarding the Ethiopian National Epilepsy Day (2) Press Release regarding the Ethiopian National Epilepsy Day (3) Press Release regarding the Ethiopian National Epilepsy Day (4) Press Release regarding the Ethiopian National Epilepsy Day (5) Press Release regarding the Ethiopian National Epilepsy Day (6) Press Release regarding the Ethiopian National Epilepsy Day (7)

 


National Epilepsy Week – 15th May – 22nd May 2016

A second press conference was held on Wednesday, 25 May 2016 Enat Yewnetu, spoke at the press conference. Articles were written by 5 different national newspapers.


Addis Admas (meaning ‘New Horizon’) Saturday, 17th Oct 2015

Title: Epilepsy, known in Ethiopia as the “falling Sickness”. The Newspaper reported on CareEpilepsy’s launch, 12 October 2015 at the Jupiter Hotel. It gave background to CareEpilepsy and reported on its vision and its aim, which is to establish and enhance good quality epilepsy treatment in Ethiopia, raise awareness and reduce stigma. Presentations were made by:IMG_0986

  1. Dr Hermon Amare, Mental Health leader of the Federal Ministry of Health
  2. Dr Mehila Zebenigus, consultant neurologist, who explained what epilepsy is
  3. Enat Yewnetu, who spoke of the origins of CareEpilepsy and its work, and what we want to achieve in Ethiopia

 


Shegitu magazine

CareEpilepsy Ethiopia was featured in Shegitu magazine. Enat Yewnetu explained about CareEpilepsy’s background and the work that we do. This is a short, English-language synopsis of some of the Amharic coverage. This is a short, English-language summary of some of the Amharic coverage.

Enat Yewnetu

Shegitu magazine, (meaning ‘Pretty’), used the launch as it’s cover story, asking the question “Are we ready to learn?”

The lead article is based on an interview with our founder, Enat Yewnetu, and dealt with four areas:

  1. Our background, vision, and mission. Enat explained that epilepsy is a medical condition, not a manifestation of an evil spirit.
  2. The impact of stigma for epilepsy sufferers means the general public find it hard to look at epilepsy in a balanced way.
  3. The challenges are real and should not be minimized. In spite of that, a good life is possible.
  4. How can society contribute to our work? Everyone should ask themselves how they can make a difference to the story of epilepsy care in Ethiopia.

The caption to the photo on the second page states: You have choices in life – one is to let depression take over and allow your life to lose purpose – another is to be strong and to have a positive attitude, despite having to live with epilepsy. I chose the latter.


 

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CareEpilepsy Ethiopia Launched in Addis Ababa

CareEpilepsy Ethiopia Launches in Addis Ababa

CareEpilepsy Ethiopia was launched in Addis Ababa on the 15th October 2015. It was an opportunity to express its mission, vision and objective. We raised awareness about epilepsy and the service need in Ethiopia was highlighted.

Epilepsy recovery position was demonstrated by DESTINO Dance Company, which is an Ethiopian venture born to support underprivileged young people in developing their inner-potential through dance.

 

 

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Can Music Help People with Epilepsy?

Can Music Help People with Epilepsy?

Press release from the American Psychological Association:

The brains of people with epilepsy appear to react to music differently from the brains of those who do not have the disorder, a finding that could lead to new therapies to prevent seizures, according to research presented at the American Psychological Association’s 123rd Annual Convention.

“We believe that music could potentially be used as an intervention to help people with epilepsy,” said Christine Charyton, PhD, adjunct assistant professor and visiting assistant professor of neurology at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, who presented the research.

The full press release can be found here:

http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2015/08/music-epilepsy.aspx

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Care Epilepsy Launched in Addis Ababa

October 2015 Launch in Addis Ababa

CareEpilepsy Ethiopia launch

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CareEpilepsy Ethiopia launched on 12 October 2015 in the Jupiter Hotel and received good press coverage.

This is a short, English-language synopsis of some of the Amharic coverage.

Enat YewnetuShegitu magazine, (meaning ‘Pretty’), used the launch as it’s cover story, asking the question “Are we ready to learn?”

The lead article is based on an interview with our founder, Enat Yewnetu, and dealt with four areas:

  1. Our background, vision and mission. Enat explained that epilepsy is a medical condition, not a manifestation of an evil spirit.
  2. The impact of stigma for epilepsy sufferers means the general public find it hard to look at epilepsy in a balanced way.
  3. The challenges are real and should not be minimized. In spite of that a good life is possible.
  4. How can society contribute to our work? Everyone should ask themselves how they can make a difference to the story of epilepsy care in Ethiopia.

IMG_0844The caption to the photo on second page states: You have choices in life – one is to let
depression take over and allow your life to lose purpose – another is to be strong and to have a positive attitude, despite having to live with epilepsy. I chose the latter.


Addis Admas (meaning ‘New Horizon’) Sat 17 Oct 2015

Title: Epilepsy, known in Ethiopia as the “Falling Down Sickness”.

The article explains that there are about one million* epileptics in Ethiopia, of whom 85% get no medical treatment. This is the reason for CareEpilepsy, which launched on 12 October 2015 at the Jupiter Hotel, explaining to the country how CareEpilepsy was born and what is its vision and mission. It then reported on the launch of CareEpilepsy, which consisted of presentations, among others, by:IMG_0986

  1. Dr Hermon Amare, Mental Health leader of the Federal Ministry of Health
  2. Dr Mehila Zebenigus, consultant neurologist, who explained what epilepsy is
  3. Enat Yewnetu, who spoke of the origins of CareEpilepsy and its work, and what we want to achieve in Ethiopia

Enat was interviewed after the launch and was asked why she gave up a good career to do this. “Because my good treatment in England gives me an almost normal life and I want the same for Ethiopian epileptics.”

Our aim is to establish and enhance good quality treatment in Ethiopia and raise awareness, minimize stigma and enable epileptics to be productive members of society, supporting themselves and their families.

*Estimates of the number vary between 1 and almost 5 million, depending on the sources used.

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