WBP Launches Brain Awareness Week

The Women’s Brain Project (WBP) is excited to announce Brain Awareness Week, taking place from 14-20 March 2022 supported by Lundbeck. During this week, WBP’s followers on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter will receive information about the importance of sex and gender differences in relation with brain and mental health. WBP experts will talk about […]

Statement From The Women’s Brain Project On The Situation In Ukraine

The Women’s Brain Project strongly condemns the invasion of Ukraine, the resulting humanitarian catastrophe and the potential for a world war. Our thoughts are with all the people impacted by this crisis. It’s imperative to negotiate for the immediate cessation of the war, while establishing safe passage for humanitarian assistance, including access to food and […]

Showing Respect and Care for Women and Epilepsy

By Lorraine Lally – Patient Advocate Member of Epilepsy Ireland and the Co-Chair of the IBE Youth Team “Working with patients is at the core of WBP’s work, so let’s try and find a mid-ground!Epilepsy is a severe neurological disorder which, like many others, affects men and women differently. It is important to understand sex and gender […]

WBP welcomes the recommendation of the WHO Executive Board to adopt the Intersectoral Global Action Plan on Epilepsy and other Neurological Disorders

(by Anna Dé – WBP Lead Policy and Advocacy) On 27 January 2022, the Executive Board of the WHO noted the draft Intersectoral Global Action Plan on Epilepsy and other Neurological Disorders 2022-2031 and adopted a draft decision recommending its adoption at the World Health Assembly on 22-28 May 2022. Back in November 2020, the Seventy-third […]