Rwanda: First Epilepsy Surgery Commendable but Not Enough

Rwanda: First Epilepsy Surgery Commendable but Not Enough

At the University Teaching Hospital of Kigali (CHUK), doctors performed Rwanda's first-ever epilepsy surgery, an intervention that does more than treat seizures. It is a life-saving intervention for drug-resistant epilepsy patients, increasing their quality of life, independence, and hope to families who have lived for years under the shadow of uncertainty.