Epilepsy Association of Sri Lanka · EASL · Est. 1989
220,000+ Sri Lankans live with epilepsy today. EASL has spent 35 years fighting stigma, enabling treatment, and building a society where every person is seen, supported, and included.
35+
Years of Service
70%
Can Be Seizure-Free
50M
Affected Worldwide
About EASL
EASL community programme, Colombo
Our vision: every person living with epilepsy in Sri Lanka is free of stigma — living, feeling, and accepted the same as all others.
Founded in 1989, EASL is a not-for-profit charity working at the intersection of healthcare, public education, and social advocacy. We believe epilepsy should never define a person's opportunities or their place in society.
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Equipping healthcare providers and communities with accurate, stigma-free knowledge about epilepsy.
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Giving patients and families the tools, resources, and community they need to live independently.
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Campaigning for better healthcare infrastructure, social services, and treatment access across Sri Lanka.
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Raising and deploying funds to support underprivileged patients who cannot afford ongoing care.
220K+
People in Sri Lanka living with epilepsy today
~1% of population
50M
People affected globally — one of the most common neurological disorders
WHO estimate
70%
Of people with epilepsy can become seizure-free with appropriate treatment
With the right medication
35+
Years EASL has served communities across Sri Lanka
Est. 1989
What We Do
EASL operates across multiple fronts — from mass media to community health training — because changing how a society understands epilepsy requires work at every level.
Multi-channel campaigns challenging decades of misconception. EASL partners with TV broadcasters, community leaders, and health institutions to spread accurate, compassionate information about epilepsy to Sri Lankans of all backgrounds.
Sri Lanka's only epilepsy-focused film competition — using storytelling and cinema as a platform to humanise the experience of living with epilepsy. Productions are broadcast nationally in partnership with major TV stations.
Structured training programmes for public health midwives, nurses, and community health workers across Sri Lanka — from the Colombo metropolitan area to the Galle district. Ensuring frontline staff can identify, respond, and support.
A growing membership network offering medical consultation access, psycho-social counselling, and peer-support gatherings for patients and their caregivers. Community, not just information.
Bringing epilepsy education into classrooms — equipping teachers and students to support peers with epilepsy and dismantle stigma before it takes root. Building inclusion from an early age.
Direct financial assistance for patients who cannot afford antiepileptic medication or ongoing specialist care. No Sri Lankan should face epilepsy without support because of financial hardship.
March 26 · Worldwide
Wear purple. Share a story. Help end the silence around epilepsy in Sri Lanka.
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A joint IBE/ILAE global campaign — EASL marks it in Colombo every year.
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