Updates
Updates on our work to establish “one standard” in the treatment of epilepsy and associated psychiatric disorders around the world.
September 17, 2021
On September 1, the International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE) announced their 2021 IBE Golden Light Awards, which coincided with the 34th International Epilepsy Congress. This award recognizes young people who have epilepsy...
August 13, 2021
Ranked 182nd out of 189 countries on the Human Development Index, Sierra Leone is a priority country for ROW Foundation. Since 2018, we’ve provided ongoing grants of Roweepra® (levetiracetam) to...
July 15, 2021
According to the World Health Organization, stigma and discrimination around epilepsy are more difficult to overcome than the seizures themselves. In low-income countries, human rights violations are widespread and...
June 15, 2021
The two legally distinct entities of OWP Pharmaceuticals and ROW Foundation form a social enterprise to improve the lives of people with epilepsy and associated psychiatric disorders in under-resourced areas of the world...
May 18, 2021
COVID-19 continues to impact daily life in a multitude of ways across the globe. Our hearts go out to the people of India, where the current surge has reached new highs and re-shaped our initiative to improve epilepsy care in rural areas...
April 16, 2021
Uganda is a country where ROW wants to move the needle on reducing untreated epilepsy. This past month, we expanded our partnerships there to include Epilepsy Awareness Uganda (EAU). EAU was founded by...
March 12, 2021
There have been some exciting developments in our partnership in India, a country that has 1/6th of the people with epilepsy globally and treatment gaps as high as 90% in rural areas. Epilepsy is so stigmatized in parts of the country that...
January 14, 2021
The 2019 Global Epilepsy Report called attention to the pervasive lack of knowledge among healthcare workers in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in how to diagnose and treat people living with epilepsy. Training health care providers...
December 18, 2020
There’s no doubt that 2020 has been a challenging year for many people, including the people we serve. Since March, we’ve heard regular reports of medication supply chain interruptions, soaring prices and families struggling to afford food and other essentials.