1. African Academy of Neurology (AFAN)
Prof Yomi Ogun
AFAN President Elect

2. The African Academy of Neurology (AFAN)
The Sole Regional Representative in the WFN of the interests of Neurology in Africa
Created: 30 August Dakar, Senegal

3. Creation of the AFRICAN ACADEMY of NEUROLOGY/
Aug. 2015, Dakar

4. 1st Board of the AFRICAN ACADEMY of NEUROLOGY/
Aug. 2015, Dakar

5. AFRICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY (AFAN)
MEMBER COUNTRIES (National Neurologic societies, with WFN)
Algeria
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Congo, Democratic Republic of
Cote d’Ivoire
Egypt
Ethiopia
Gabon
Guinea, Republic of
Kenya
Libya
Morocco
Nigeria
Senegal
South Africa
Sudan
Tanzania
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
MEMBER COUNTRIES ( w/o National Neurologic societies – some in process of registration)
Angola
Benin
Congo Brazzaville
Ghana
Guinea
Madagascar
Mali
Mauritania
Mozambique
Niger
Rwanda
Togo

6. AFAN Projects, plans for 2016-2018
Generate RELIABLE databases for neurosciences in Africa :
Numbers and details of available (on the continent) neurologic specialists
Available neurologic services
Diagnostic capability
Epidemiology/prevalence of neurologic disease
Neurologic and Diagnostic Needs/Gaps

7. AFAN Projects, plans for 2016-2018
Adopt a joint approach to training future neurologists IN Africa FOR Africa :
Regional training courses in Neurology according to needs in collaboration with EAN, AAN, WFN etc
Training of allied medical personnel
Research
Public awareness campaigns
Creation/ validation of regionally appropriate management guidelines

8. Future AFAN activities
EAN Regional Training Course in Sub-Saharan Africa with AFAN – Maputo Mozambique /11/16
1st AFAN led Regional Training Course 2017 (Date and Place to be determined – possibbly Burkina faso)
1st AFAN Congress 2017/18 (date and location to be determined)
3rd African Epilepsy Congress (in collaboration with ILAE) Dakar, Senegal 12-14/05/17)

10. Training in Neurology Over 20 years: -Cote d’Ivoire -Egypt -Morocco
-Senegal
-South Africa
-Tunisia
More recently:
-Benin
-Burkina Faso
-Cameroon
-Congo (DR)..?
-Ethiopia
-Ghana
-Kenya..?
-Mali
-Nigeria
-Togo

11. Increasing the visibility of AFAN