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Scaling up childhood epilepsy management: lessons from India's school health program

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: In 2021, the WHO assessed national school health programs in Southeast Asia and collaborated with UNESCO to evaluate 87 school health interventions and identify essential components of comprehensive school health programs.1,2 Childhood epilepsy, despite being a significant neurological condition globally, lacked interventions from this list, primarily due to the lack of empirically validated, school-based epilepsy intervention strategies.2,3

Source: The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia

DOI: 10.1016/j.lansea.2025.100591

Authors: Sulena Sulena, Gagandeep Singh, Preeti Padda, Marami Das, Shikha Jain, Jitendra Kumar Sahu, Hobinder Arora

Institutions: Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Government Medical College, Amritsar, Gauhati Medical College and Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Language: English

Topic: School Health and Nursing Education

Subfield: Speech and Hearing

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Quality education

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,250

Funder: Indian Council of Medical Research

Awards: G5876250492, G6166405949

OpenAlex ID: W4410201693

FWCI: 2.736

Cites: 10

Cited by: 2

Related to: 10