Review

. 2022 Apr 21;23(1):49.

doi: 10.1186/s10194-022-01420-0.

The Global Campaign turns 18: a brief review of its activities and achievements

Timothy J Steiner^{1

2}, Gretchen L Birbeck^{3

4}, Rigmor H Jensen⁵, Paolo Martelletti⁶, Lars Jacob Stovner^{7

8}, Derya Uluduz⁹, Matilde Leonardi¹⁰, Jes Olesen⁵, Zaza Katsarava^{11

12}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Edvard Griegs gate, Trondheim, Norway. t.steiner@imperial.ac.uk.
² Division of Brain Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK. t.steiner@imperial.ac.uk.
³ UTH Neurology Research Office, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia.
⁴ Department of Neurology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA.
⁵ Department of Neurology, Danish Headache Centre, University of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet-Glostrup, Glostrup, Denmark.
⁶ Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
⁷ Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Edvard Griegs gate, Trondheim, Norway.
⁸ Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Norwegian Advisory Unit On Headaches,, St Olavs Hospital, Trondheim, Norway.
⁹ Neurology Department, Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
¹⁰ Public Health and Disability Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico C Besta, NeurologyMilan, Italy.
¹¹ Centre of Neurology, Geriatric Medicine and Early Rehabilitation, Evangelical Hospital, Unna, Germany.
¹² Medical Faculty, University of Essen, Essen, Germany.

PMID: 35448941
PMCID: PMC9022610
DOI: 10.1186/s10194-022-01420-0

Review

The Global Campaign turns 18: a brief review of its activities and achievements

Timothy J Steiner et al. J Headache Pain. 2022.

. 2022 Apr 21;23(1):49.

doi: 10.1186/s10194-022-01420-0.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Edvard Griegs gate, Trondheim, Norway. t.steiner@imperial.ac.uk.
² Division of Brain Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK. t.steiner@imperial.ac.uk.
³ UTH Neurology Research Office, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia.
⁴ Department of Neurology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA.
⁵ Department of Neurology, Danish Headache Centre, University of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet-Glostrup, Glostrup, Denmark.
⁶ Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
⁷ Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Edvard Griegs gate, Trondheim, Norway.
⁸ Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Norwegian Advisory Unit On Headaches,, St Olavs Hospital, Trondheim, Norway.
⁹ Neurology Department, Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
¹⁰ Public Health and Disability Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico C Besta, NeurologyMilan, Italy.
¹¹ Centre of Neurology, Geriatric Medicine and Early Rehabilitation, Evangelical Hospital, Unna, Germany.
¹² Medical Faculty, University of Essen, Essen, Germany.

PMID: 35448941
PMCID: PMC9022610
DOI: 10.1186/s10194-022-01420-0

Abstract

The Global Campaign against Headache, as a collaborative activity with the World Health Organization (WHO), was formally launched in Copenhagen in March 2004. In the month it turns 18, we review its activities and achievements, from initial determination of its strategic objectives, through partnerships and project management, knowledge acquisition and awareness generation, to evidence-based proposals for change justified by cost-effectiveness analysis.

Keywords: Burden; Change management; Global Campaign against headache; Headache; Health care; Implementation; Project management; Public health; Structured headache services.

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Conflict of interest statement

TJS, GLB, RHJ, ZK, PM, LJS and DU are or have been Directors and Trustees of Lifting The Burden. The authors declare no other conflicts of interest in relation to the content of this manuscript.

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Adaptable template for structured headache services based in primary care and supported by educational initiatives and management aids, with expected patient flows (from [128])

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