Conference appearances, programme updates, partnerships and reflections from our team across Africa.
Major research milestone · Funding call
Our research on Innovation in Epilepsy Support has received approval from the KEMRI Scientific and Ethics Review Unit (SERU). The science is cleared — now we are calling on funders and partners to help us take it from paper to impact.
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The NeuroReach Friends Series is making its way to The Gambia, with thanks to Adam Janneh of FESS-GAM (Epilepsy and Stigma Support), to help children understand epilepsy and stand by their friends.
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NeuroReach Africa is partnering with ASLEK in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to bring Kiswahili storybooks to children, raise epilepsy awareness and promote inclusion, with French editions coming soon.
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For Epilepsy Awareness Month, we are looking for partners, funders and individuals to sponsor NeuroReach Friends Series books for pharmacies, hospitals and community health workers across Kenya.
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From Kenya to Ghana, the NeuroReach Friends Series is crossing the continent east to west, replacing myths about epilepsy with truth and kindness.
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From Kenya to Zambia: the NeuroReach Friends Series is reaching a new country, one step closer to our goal of epilepsy storybooks for every child in every African country.
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2 photosOur newly trained Kabete Sub-County Epilepsy Champions are ready to distribute 500 NeuroReach Friends Series books to schools across the sub-county and teach seizure first aid.
NeuroReach Africa and the ILAE Young Epilepsy Section Rwanda have brought the Friends Series to Rwandan classrooms, where young nurses and teachers share seizure first aid with pupils and out into the community.
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NeuroReach Africa and the Tanzania Epilepsy Organization (TEO) have agreed to work together as collaborative partners, starting with 100 Friends Series books for schools in Tanzania.
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10 photosDay two at the ILAE British Branch conference: medication adherence, SUDEP risk, medicines access, the Centre for Global Epilepsy stand, and great conversations at our poster on emerging therapies in Kenya.
9 photosReflections from day one in Harrogate: global epilepsy and Africa, valproate, paediatric seizure semiology, ketogenic dietary therapy, and great conversations at our poster.
5 photosOur Shona titles, adapted for the Southern African market, are now available from a bookshop in Harare — stories that help children understand epilepsy, end stigma and choose kindness, in the language they speak at home.
Dr. Phyllis Kimani delivered the entire Session 4 of the Tanzania Epilepsy Organization's Epilepsy Advocacy Network, on tackling mental health challenges in people living with epilepsy and their caregivers — a highly engaging session with people living with epilepsy, caregivers and healthcare providers across Tanzania.
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Our NeuroReach Friends Series children's books are now available in select Aga Khan University Hospital clinics — bringing epilepsy education, understanding and inclusion to children and families at the point of care. Asante sana, Aga Khan University Hospital.
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Every child has a story. Our next children's book will help explain neurodiversity to children in a simple, positive and relatable way — because different brains deserve brighter futures, and no child should feel alone in how their brain works.
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We are honoured to announce that our founder, Dr. Phyllis Kimani, has been named a speaker at the African Nordic Health Summit 2027 — taking epilepsy care, research and digital health to a wider global conversation in Kigali, Rwanda, this February.
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Today's Star Kenya tells the story of our week-long outreach across 54 primary schools in Kikuyu subcounty, where teachers confronted a dangerous epilepsy myth and learned the four steps: Stay. Safe. Side. Saidia.
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Dr Phyllis Kimani’s abstract has been accepted for poster presentation at the ILAE British Branch Annual Scientific Conference 2026 in Harrogate, United Kingdom.
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KCB Foundation supported NeuroReach Africa’s community and school outreach by donating 500 books from the NeuroReach Friends Series, reaching 54,099 children across Kikuyu Sub-County.
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Through engaging stories, we are helping children understand epilepsy, challenge stigma, and embrace friendship, empathy and inclusion. Copies of The Day the Purple Kite Flew are now available for KSh 550.
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3 photosNeuroReach Africa has donated copies of The Day the Purple Kite Flew to FPE Kenya, supporting epilepsy awareness efforts for children in Malindi and across Kilifi County.
NeuroReach Africa was featured in The Star Kenya for our work to break myths, stigma and misconceptions surrounding epilepsy through community health promoters and family education.
Read the full storyOur research on Innovation in Epilepsy Support has received approval from the KEMRI Scientific and Ethics Review Unit (SERU). The science is cleared — now we are calling on funders and partners to help us take it from paper to impact.
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NeuroReach Africa trained Community Health Promoters and Volunteers in Kikuyu on epilepsy awareness and seizure first aid. They are now Epilepsy Champions heading into households across the sub-county.
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Daily Nation shared Dr Phyllis Kimani’s personal journey as a mother of two daughters living with epilepsy and her mission to empower communities with knowledge and challenge harmful myths.
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Dr Phyllis Kimani, Founder of NeuroReach Africa, joined Coro FM’s Show Mwihirito for a conversation on Epilepsy Awareness in Africa.
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Dr Phyllis Kimani’s poster abstract has been accepted for presentation at the AES 2026 Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA.
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Dr Phyllis Kimani joins Dr Nicholas Otieno Okayo on TV47 Breakfast to discuss epilepsy, seizure first aid, and what every parent should know.
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3 photosDr Phyllis Kimani met with Hon. Kimani Ichung'wah to share a bold vision: seizure first aid taught in every school in Kenya, so stigma never has a chance to take root.
3 photosDr Phyllis Kimani sat down with PS for Public Health Ms Mary Muthoni and PSK President Dr Wairimu Mbogo to talk about epilepsy stigma, seizure first aid and what could be done at school level.
Bridging the epilepsy treatment gap starts with conversation. Join Phyllis Kimani, MPharm, on KBC NewsCheck as she discusses awareness, access and community-driven care with KAWE's Nicholas Otieno Okayo.
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4 photosOn 6 August 2026, NeuroReach Africa launched The Day the Purple Kite Flew, a children's book written so every child can be understood, included and loved, regardless of an epilepsy diagnosis.
NeuroReach Africa met H.E. Rosemary Kirika, Deputy Governor of Kiambu County, and Dr Maina, County Executive Committee Member for Health, to discuss closing the epilepsy treatment gap.
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We presented our research poster on digital health innovation for epilepsy care at the 46th Pharmaceutical Society of Kenya Annual Scientific Conference.
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In The Herald, Zimbabwe's leading newspaper, our founder Dr. Phyllis Kimani asks who speaks for the 50 million people living with epilepsy — most of them in low- and middle-income countries.
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2 photosPhyllis Kimani’s article on epilepsy awareness, stigma and healthcare equity was featured in the Community Pharmacy West Yorkshire News Digest and on the Well Pharmacy staff intranet during Epilepsy Awareness Week in May 2026.
