Community Health Workers across Sierra Leone are putting epilepsy training into action—raising awareness, challenging stigma, identifying possible cases and connecting families with care. Refresher trainings in Bombali, Bo and Pujehun are strengthening their skills while highlighting the impact CHWs are already having in their communities.
In Sierra Leone, epilepsy is often hidden behind stigma and silence, leaving thousands without treatment. Through new partnerships and hands-on training for health workers and community leaders, a growing movement is replacing myths with knowledge and fear with understanding—reshaping how epilepsy is recognized, treated, and supported district by district.
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Epilepsy can be managed but in Sierra Leone, thousands of men, women and children still face a life interrupted by seizures, stigma and lack of care. Though partnership with the Epilepsy Association of Sierra Leone, ROW Foundation and HIRF