AHF

The Asian Headache Foundation (AHF)

Promoting Headache Awareness in Asia

Headache is a disorder that afflicts millions of people across Asia. In many cases, it causes severe disability and a significant financial burden.

The Asian Headache Foundation (AHF) was formed to deal with this situation. Initiated in 2004 by a group of Asian neurologists with a special interest in headache, the aim of the AHF is to bring together neurologists and other interested medical professionals to improve knowledge, training and research in this often neglected field.

AIM OF THE ASIAN HEADACHE FOUNDATION (AHF)

Education and training

Research

To encourage training in the field of headache management, particularly among junior physicians
To increase public awareness of this disease and management options
To raise political awareness regarding the disability of headache, as well as its economic and social impact
To set up and accredit headache centres in the Asian region
To hold teaching courses and scientific sessions
To start a biennial scientific meeting
To publish a scientific journal of the AHF

To encourage clinical and basic research into headache in Asia
To better understand the pathogenesis and improve the clinical management of patients
To set up regional centres of excellence in basic and clinical research
To create fellowship programmes to train future researchers in this area
To hold teaching courses and scientific sessions
To start a biennial scientific meeting
To publish a scientific journal of the AHF

FUTURE PLANS

To enroll more members from all countries in the region
to conduct scientific programmes on a biennial basis
To undertake research and focus on headache education
To publish a scientific journal of the AHF
To help train fellows at recognized Headache Centers of excellence
To seek affiliation with IHS and AHS and work in a mutually beneficial way towards research and training in the field of headache.