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Introduction to Brain Health

What Happens When Brains are Not Healthy

Brain Health Initiative

The World Federation of Neurology’s Brain Health Initiative was built to change the global mindset regarding neurology and public health. This multi-part programme highlights important elements of brain health,including reviewing the multiple conditions that fall under brain health, explaining global factors that impact brain health, and highlighting inequities in brain health around the world.

Designed to support patients and carers, promoting brain health will have an appreciably positive impact on neurological disorders worldwide.

The Vitals of Brain Health

Brain health affects every aspect of human life and its importance cannot be overstated. Brain health underlies our ability to communicate, make decisions, solve problems and to live a productive and useful life.

Only 25% of the world has access to more than one neurologist per 100,000 people.

70% of the burden of brain disease and disorders falls on low- and middle-income countries.

The 2nd leading cause of death globally is neurological disorders.

179 million Europeans are living with a brain disorder.

The Brain is the Most Valuable organ in the Human Body

The brain is a complex and fascinating organ that needs to be taken care of from the time in utero to the life you live today and in the future as brain health is a lifelong aspiration. The brain controls so much of your daily functions, so promoting brain health can change millions of lives around the world.

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The Vitals: What to Know About Brain Health

1. Introduction to Brain Health

11 Jan 2021

Brain health is a critical piece of your overall health. It underlies your ability to communicate, make decisions, problem-solve and live a productive and useful life. Because the brain controls so much of daily function, it is arguably the single most valuable organ in the human body.

2. What Happens When Brains are Not Healthy

11 Jan 2021

When our brains aren’t healthy, our bodies and lives are impacted. The brain controls our thoughts, speech, memory and emotions and determines our personality, judgment and sociability. It controls the movement of our bodies, including the complicated systems we rely on to breathe, digest, circulate blood, fight infection and more.