ethiopia: Treating the treatable: primary care treatment of epilepsy

Health systems in developing countries have been traditionally geared towards the treatment of infectious disease. How do we transform them to take account of the increasing health burden posed by non-communicable disease (NCD)? This study by the Gondar College of Medical Services in Ethiopia and the Wessex Neurological Centre in Southampton, UK explores how epilepsy could be targeted and treated in rural areas of Ethiopia. It argues that effective treatment is possible using the existing health infrastructure and very few additional resources.