by Vasilis-Spyridon Tseriotis
This thought-provoking EAN TV session brought together leading African neurology experts, exploring the continent’s evolving neurological health challenges.
Lawrence Tucker highlighted how conflict, climate-related disasters, workforce shortages, and funding constraints are straining healthcare systems and threatening progress against infectious diseases.
Osheik Seidi balanced these concerns with encouraging success stories, including large-scale vaccination programmes and growing regional neurological collaboration. Seblewengel Asmare Seyoum explained how urbanisation is driving a parallel rise in stroke, dementia, Parkinson’s disease, and other non-communicable diseases. A clear message was delivered: Africa’s neurological burden demands prevention, education, stronger health systems, and sustained implementation of WHO IGAP initiatives.
Watch the session below, or on our Vimeo channel, here: AFAN: Double Trouble: The increasing burden of communicable and non-communicable neurological disease in Africa
