about us

"If puss and dog can get together, why can't we love one another?" - Bob Marley

The Jamaican Epilepsy Association (JEA) is a registered non-profit organization

OUR MISSION

The JEA advocates for the rights of people with epilepsy
ensuring that they have access to needed services and
works to raise awareness of epilepsy, to reduce the stigma
and create a more welcoming and inclusive society

OUR HISTORY

2002

The Jamaican Epilepsy Association (JEA) became a registered non-profit organization. it was founded by Nora Perez in 2002.

2004

The JEA's application for full membership to the International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE), was formally ratified in Lisbon, Portugal in 2004.

PRESENT

The JEA continues to carry out its mandate of improving the rights of people with epilepsy with educational and needs servicing programmes. The number of persons with epilepsy represents an estimated 3% of the overall Jamaican population (2.95 million).