15 - 21 June 2015
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Every year National Epilepsy Week is celebrated to raise awareness about epilepsy (a neurological condition characterised by unusual electrical activity in the brain). Even though it is the most common neurological condition in the world, it is still very much misunderstood.
Although South Africa has ratified international treaties, established various policies and guidelines and recognised the right to non-discrimination on the basis of disability in the Constitution, the rights of people with epilepsy and other disabilities are frequently violated in domestic, community and employment contexts.
Epilepsy affects 1 out of 100 people in South Africa, with 50 million people living with epilepsy globally.
Up to 80% of people will have their epilepsy controlled by medication. One in twenty people have a seizure at some time in their lives.
Epilepsy is a neurological condition that is characterised by unusual electrical activity in the brain, causing unprovoked seizures.
Source: Epilepsy South Africa
