On Regional Fronts

There are six world regions defined by the World Health Organization: African; the Americas; Eastern Mediterranean; European; South-East Asia; Western Pacific.

Activities on regional fronts create awareness and, through that, favourable climate for change within the countries of each world region.

The first objective, in each region, is to fill the gaps in knowledge for action. This requires population-based studies on national or locality fronts. Studies cannot be conducted in every country within a region, and it is unnecessary and would be wasteful to attempt to do so. Sufficient are needed in order, reasonably, to extrapolate from countries generating data to others within a region that are geographical neighbours and culturally similar.

Acquisition of knowledge for action at regional level thus supports interventional programmes at national or locality levels.

With this in mind, the priorities – reflecting opportunity as well as need – are (or have been):

Africa: Ethiopia, Nigeria, Uganda, Zambia;
Americas: Mexico, Guatemala, Peru, Brazil;
Eastern Mediterranean: Kuwait, Morocco, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia;
Europe: Georgia, Russia;
South-East Asia: India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Indonesia;
Western Pacific: China, Mongolia.

Studies have been completed in Ethiopia, Zambia, Morocco, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Georgia, Russia, India, Nepal and China, are underway in Guatemala, Peru and Kuwait, and are in planning in Nigeria, Uganda, Sri Lanka and Mongolia.

People contributing to these activities
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As these epidemiological studies continue, and better estimates are made of the global burden attributable to headache, Lifting The Burden has shown that headache disorders collectively are the third highest cause of disability in the world.
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As these epidemiological studies continue, and better estimates are made of the global burden attributable to headache, Lifting The Burden has shown that headache disorders collectively are the third highest cause of disability in the world. This strongly supports the case for interventions at national or locality levels (Campaign objective 3).


Region-based projects also include the development of principles of management in preparation for interventional programmes.

 

On locality and national fronts

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