Fellow: Dr. Lauren Sham

Supervisor: Dr. Archana Patel

Our project focuses on establishing a community health worker (CHW) outreach program in order to help improve stigma surrounding children with epilepsy in Zambia, focusing particularly on rural and peri-urban communities who are often the last to access medical care. Our program is based upon knowledge translation to CHWs, with a plan to have them follow and connect with families with children with epilepsy to review epilepsy education, address common misconceptions and emphasize medication compliance and follow up with clinic. Outcomes will be assessed by pre and post intervention clinic questionnaires and community focus groups in the intervention site (Linda compound), compared with focus groups at a control site (Livingstone).

Read more: GBOD 2019 - A Community Health Worker (CHW) Approach to Improve Care for Children with Epilepsy in...