National Epilepsy Week 2026: Calling all South Africans to take one meaningful action today
About this episode
The episode discusses the launch of a national campaign by Epilepsy South Africa aimed at encouraging meaningful actions to support individuals with epilepsy.
This year Epilepsy South Africa is launching a bold new national campaign – Epilepsy Pledge: Epilepsy In Action – calling on all South Africans to take one meaningful step to support persons with epilepsy. Epilepsy SA calls all South Africans to take one meaningful action today to support persons with epilepsy. National Director of Epilepsy SA, Sharelene Cassel joins Kayla Barker in the OFM Family Focus to dive into the importance of awreness moving into action.
People in this episode
Host: Kayla Barker
Guest: Sharelene Cassel
Topics covered
- epilepsy awareness
- national campaign
- South Africa
- support persons with epilepsy
- community action
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Epilepsy South Africa
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