Take The Next Step With #EpilepsyPledge

The #EpilepsyPledge is the next global awareness campaign by International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE) and International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE).

This campaign highlights opportunities for individuals, communities, schools, workplaces, and organisation to help improve safety, understanding and inclusion.

A new way for our community to turn awareness into tangible progress.  We invite you to make one small, concrete action during 2026 that supports:

• awareness

• safety

• inclusion

• community understanding of epilepsy

Steps create awarenss. Pledges create change. Together, they move us from awareness to action.

Your pledge can be personal or community-focused. What matter is that it addressed a real need, is achievable, and will be completed by 2026. Some example of individual pledge ideas:

• I pledge to learn seizure first-aid so that I can respond more safely if someone has a seizure.

• I pledge to challenge one myth about epilepsy in conversation so that the people around me have a more accurate and supportive understanding of epilepsy.

• I pledge to share my epilepsy story so that others feel less alone and stigma is reduced in my community.

• I pledge to check in on someone living with epilepsy so they know they are valued, supported, and not alone.

• I pledge to use respectful, people-first language when talking about epilepsy so conversations are grounded in dignity.

Use them for inspiration and shape a pledge that fits your role, capacity, and community. For more information and inspiration, visit the #EpilepsyPledge page.

Festive Seasons & Epilepsy - How to Celebrate Safely

Chinese New Year is a time of joy, reunion, and celebration, but how can we celebrate safely while living with epilepsy?  We warmly invite you to join us for a meaningful and festive afternoon filled with learning, connection, and fun activities!

• Date: Saturday, 14 February 2026

• Time: 2.00 PM – 4.30 PM

• Venue: 6th Floor, Neurology Lab Conference Room, Menara Selatan, Pusat Perubatan Universiti Malaya (PPUM), Jalan Universiti, 59100 Kuala Lumpur.

 What’s happening?

•  Educational talk: “How to Celebrate Chinese New Year Safely”

•  Calligraphy activity: write festive blessings & CNY wishes

•  Lou Sang session: toss for prosperity and good fortune

•  Light refreshments & social time

International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE) is once again calling for artwork submissions from the epilepsy community for the online International Epilepsy Day Virtual Art Exhibition.

Closing Date for submission is on Saturday, 31 January 2026.

Theme: The Art of Possibility

Entry is open to everyone of any age, including people with epilepsy, their family members, caregiver, doctors, nurses, social workers, and other epilepsy advocates. You are allowed to submit up to 3 pieces of original artwork, and they can be:

Painting, illustration, drawing

Photomontage/photography, mixed media, collage

Textile or craft work (photographed)

Sculpture (photographed), installation

Digital art, 3D, Animation

Submit your artwork and find guidelines here

https://internationalepilepsyday.org/art-exhibition/

Eisai (M) Sdn Bhd organised a very special epilepsy awareness campaign, with the help from Unit Bimbingan & Kaunseling and Unit Kesihatan of SMK Bandar Baru Ampang. 

Our President, Dr. Fong Si Lei gave a talk about epilepsy and training on seizure first aid to the students and teachers. We ended the talk with a fun quiz session. The students themselves acted as the guide and emcee for the programme. PEM also helped select the poster winners and handed out the winning prizes, sponsored by Eisai (M) Sdn Bhd and their partners. 

We also took the opportunity to exhibit our booth there, to interact with the students and teachers and inform them about PEM and our efforts, as well as giving out our epilepsy leaflets and seizure first aid posters.

Thank you to Eisai, their sponsorship partners, and SMK Bandar Baru Ampang for all the hard work in organising this campaign and their help in making it a successful event. 

PEM hope to have more of this kind of awareness campaigns in all schools throughout Malaysia. We believe it is important that everyone has the basic seizure first aid knowledge and awareness of what epilepsy is all about. 

Our thanks as well to all the SMK Bandar Baru Ampang's teachers and students for their warm hospitality.

WALK-JOG-WHEEL-DONATE FOR A GOOD CAUSE!

Spastic Fun Run 2025 is here! 

Welcome to the 30th Annual Charity Walk Jog Wheel A Thon organised by The Spastic Children's Association of Selangor and Federal Territory (SCAS&FT) .

PEM is joining 30 other NGOs to celebrate people with disabilities and invisible illnesses with a fun day out at Dataran Petaling Jaya. This year's event will be held on the 26th October 2025 (Sunday) at 6.30 am (7.30 flag off).

Dataran Merdeka is undergoing renovations this year therefore the venue is now at Dataran PJ!

There are 3 courses on the day, 2KM Fun Walk, 5KM Fun Run and 10KM Open Run. 

All registered PEM members/friends/affiliates can register under PEM. While majority of us will be walking the 2KM Fun Walk, you can also register for the 5KM/10 KM events under PEM.

Click the button below to register. Entry fee is RM48 per person, (for all three categories), and you will receive the T-shirt, Bib Number and Finisher Medal.

PEM has been a part of this landmark walk since 2013. We would love it if more of our members join us this year to walk, support and have fun. There will be lucky draw prizes, carnival games, food trucks and entertainment for the whole family!