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World Neurology
To keep neurologists across the world informed about what their colleagues in other countries are doing, our bi-monthly newsletter, World Neurology, is posted on the WFN website, and mailed on request to almost 30,000 individual specialists belonging to our member societies.
The Journal of the Neurological Sciences
The Journal of the Neurological Sciences is the official journal of the World Federation of Neurology.
The journal provides a medium for the prompt publication of original articles in neurology and neuroscience from around the world.
JNS places special emphasis on articles that:
- provide guidance to clinicians around the world (Best Practices, Global Neurology);
- report cutting-edge science related to neurology (Basic and Translational Sciences);
- educate readers about relevant and practical clinical outcomes in neurology (Outcomes Research); and
- summarize or editorialize the current state of the literature (Reviews, Commentaries, and Editorials).
JNS Service Page
The WFN Service Page of the JNS is an editorial section aimed at informing and increasing the awareness of the WFN activities in several aspects, in particular with regard to education, the global activities with the WHO and UN ECOSOC, and the projects of the WFN.
eNeurologicalSci (eNS)
eNeurologicalSci is the official open access journal of WFN.
eNS accepts most types of manuscripts for consideration including original research papers, short communications, reviews, book reviews, letters to the Editor, opinions and editorials.
Topics considered will be from neurology-related fields that are of interest to practicing physicians around the world. Examples include neuromuscular diseases, demyelination, atrophies, dementia, neoplasms, infections, epilepsies, disturbances of consciousness, stroke and cerebral circulation, growth and development, plasticity and intermediary metabolism.
The fields covered may include neuroanatomy, neurochemistry, neuroendocrinology, neuroepidemiology, neurogenetics, neuroimmunology, neuroophthalmology, neuropathology, neuropharmacology, neurophysiology, neuropsychology, neuroradiology, neurosurgery, neurooncology, neurotoxicology, restorative neurology, and tropical neurology.
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Improving access to medicines for neurological disorders ⧉Published: 22 July 2024 Editors: WHO with contributions from WFN Publisher: WHO Mental Health, Brain Health and Substance Use (MSD) ⧉ This report is an important tool in the implementation of the Intersectoral global action plan on epilepsy and other neurological disorders (IGAP) 2022–2031, which is supporting countries to scale up access to the essential medicines and technologies needed to manage neurological disorders by 2031. |
![The WHO IGAP Toolkit [WFN Informational Leaflet]](public/images/zPH7sF/WFN-IGAP-Leaflet.jpg "The WHO IGAP Toolkit [WFN Informational Leaflet]") |
The WHO IGAP Toolkit [WFN Informational Leaflet]Published: 21 May 2024 Editors: WHO and the World Federation of Neurology Publisher: WFN The WHO IGAP toolkit consists of practical, step-by step modules to support implementation of the action plan and has 90 unique tools and resources from WHO and partner organizations to help stakeholders customize IGAP actions to their context and take concrete steps for achieving the IGAP targets. |
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Improving the lives of people with epilepsy: a technical brief ⧉Published: 12 December 2022 Editors: WHO with contributions from WFN Publisher: WHO The technical brief presents the key information on epilepsy and recommends actions to policy makers and other stakeholders. Using the concept of levers for change introduced by the Operational Framework for Primary Health Care, it identifies actions on the policy and operational levels that stakeholders should take to strengthen services for people with epilepsy using a person-centered approach based on human rights and universal health coverage. |
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Atlas: country resources for neurological disorders, 2nd ed. ⧉Published: 1 January 2017 Editors: WHO and the World Federation of Neurology Publisher: WHO The second edition of the Neurology Atlas represents updated information on the status of neurological services and provision of neurological care from 132 countries and two Associate Members/ territories covering 94% of the world population. The data demonstrates that the available resources for neurological disorders within most countries remain insufficient. In addition, there are large inequalities across regions and different income levels with extremely scanty resources in lower income countries illustrating the need for substantial increase in neurology services and training. |
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Neurological Disorders: Public Health Challenges ⧉Published: 1 May 2006 Publisher: WHO ISBN: 9789241563369 The document provides the public health perspective for neurological disorders and presents fresh and updated estimates and predictions of the global burden borne by them. It provides comprehensive information on neurological disorders to the policy-makers and can also be used as an awareness-raising tool. It has been developed in collaboration with various nongovernmental organizations working in the area of neurological disorders. |
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Atlas : country resources for neurological disorders 2004 : results of a collaborative study of the World Health Organization and the World Federation of Neurology ⧉Editors: WHO and the World Federation of Neurology Published: 2004 Publisher: WHO |
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Statement by the World Federation of Neurology during WHO Fifty-first session Manila 18-22 September 2000 ⧉Published: 2000 Publisher: WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific |
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WFN application for Official Relations with WHO in 1959 ⧉Published: 1959 Publisher: WHO |
