AFAN

The new Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has drastically changed the world as we know it. Every aspect of our lives has been modified to adapt ourselves and to prevent the spread of this novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 1 279 722 confirmed cases have been reported worldwide with more than 72 616 deaths (as of 7 April 2020). Africa is the least affected region (10,260 confirmed cases and 492 deaths). However, this number may be underestimated and is continuing to rise relentlessly. Thus, Africa is facing the biggest challenge of the 21st century: making health as a priority. Scientific societies, national and international health authorities have to work together to strengthen the fight against SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19.

                                                 Thanks to a memorandum of understanding between the European academy of neurology (EAN) and the African academy of neurology (AFAN), for the second year, AFAN has had an exhibition stand at the EAN congress; this year in Lisbon, Portugal.… Continue Reading

The 9th Regional Teaching Course (RTC) in Sub-Saharan Africa took place in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on November 8 – 11, 2017. The meeting was hosted by Prof. Jean Kabore, Head of the Neurological Department of the Yalgado Ouedrago Hospital of Ouagadougou together with Prof. Athanase Milogo, Head of the Neurology Department of the Sanou Sourou hospital in Bo Bo Dialasso and Prof. Christian Napon, head of the Neurology Department of the District Hospital of Bogodogo, Ouagadougou. The RTC took place at the National Hospital “Blaise Compaore”.

Following the the very well attended lunch session: “Challenges for women in neurology”  Elena Moro and Selma Tromp invited the 3 lecturing ladies for a round-talbe discussion.                       Please read the enitre report on this session, or the follow-up article… Continue Reading

During the EAN conference in Amsterdam in June 2017, the symposium on "Challenges for Women in Neurology" had 2 out of 3 invited speakers address aspects African Neurology (Dekker from Tanzania; Charway-Felli from Ghana). That is not a coincidence, as this region has seen significant developments in very recent years.

The third Women in Neurology Session: is the landscape really changing with respect to the gender gap? The “Challenges in for Women in Neurology” lunch session took place for the third time at EAN 2017 and featured three successful practitioners… Continue Reading

On Thursday, 16 March 2017 a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the EAN and the AFAN. The signed MoU will be an important instrument of cooperation between the two societies.

David Vodušek (DV): The AFAN, like the EAN, addresses and covers the neurological interest of a continent. Can you explain to the readers of the EANpages how was the AFAN created and why? Mansour Ndiaye (MN): Delegates from over 30 countries in Africa representing the interests of their national neurologic societies and associations met in Dakar, Senegal, over the weekend of August 29-30, 2015.