Epilepsy in CHAD: Realities, constraints, and prospects.

Epilepsy is a significant public health problem. More than 50 million people worldwide live with epilepsy, and over three-quarters of them are in low- and middle-income countries. The situation in Chad regarding people with epilepsy is challenging to assess, starting from the shortage of scientific data, the inadequacy of technical facilities, the lack of human resources, and the inadequacy of government action.