Paolo Martelletti, Matilde Leonardi, Messoud Ashina, Rami Burstein, Soo-Jin Cho, Augustina Charway-Felli, David W Dodick, Raquel Gil-Gouveia, Licia Grazzi, Christian Lampl, Antoinette MaassenVanDenBrink, Mia T Minen, Dimos Dimitrios Mitsikostas, Jes Olesen, Mayowa Ojo Owolabi, Uwe Reuter, Elena Ruiz de la Torre, Simona Sacco, Todd J Schwedt, Gianluca Serafini, Nirmal Surya, Cristina Tassorelli, Shuu-Jiun Wang, Yonggang Wang, Tissa Wijeratne, Alberto Raggi
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development sets out, through 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a path for the prosperity of people and the planet. SDG 3 in particular aims to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages and includes several targets to enhance health. This review presents a "headache-tailored" perspective on how to achieve SDG 3 by focusing on six specific actions: targeting chronic headaches; reducing the overuse of acute pain-relieving medications; promoting the education of healthcare professionals; granting access to medication in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC); implementing training and educational opportunities for healthcare professionals in low and middle income countries; building a global alliance against headache disorders...
October 27, 2023: Journal of Headache and Pain