Impact Report

35 years. Quiet, measurable change.

EASL is small, volunteer-led, and built for the long game. Here's where the work has landed — and where it's going next.

0+

Sri Lankans living with epilepsy reached through EASL's awareness work

0+

Years of unbroken service since 1989

0%

Volunteer-led executive committee — zero salaried directors

0

Provinces with EASL programmes or partner hospitals

Milestones

A timeline of progress

  1. 1989

    EASL is founded

    A group of neurologists, patients, and advocates in Colombo establish the Epilepsy Association of Sri Lanka.

  2. 1990s

    IBE & ILAE membership

    EASL becomes a national chapter of both the International Bureau for Epilepsy and the International League Against Epilepsy.

  3. 2000s

    Public awareness era

    Partnership with Sri Lankan television broadcasters brings epilepsy education into millions of homes for the first time.

  4. 2011

    MediScene series

    Sunday Times MediScene runs in-depth coverage of EASL's work and Sri Lankan epilepsy care, reaching national readership.

  5. 2015

    World Brain Day focus

    Sri Lanka joins the global 'Epilepsy is more than seizures' campaign with EASL coordination.

  6. 2020

    Recognising symptoms

    Renewed national education drive with neurologists at NHSL — published in Sunday Times MediScene.

  7. Today

    Island-wide programmes

    Healthcare worker training, school outreach, support groups, welfare relief, and the National Short Film Festival — across nine provinces.