Fantastic to see people with lived experience of #stroke contributing to journalist briefings on #NCDs . Great work from our Campaign Committee member and stroke survivor SirAdAdams@strokeghana 👏🏾

Go Ghana! #Hypertension is responsible for around half of all strokes - community screening is crucial to identifying and managing stroke risks.

Join the team on the 18th of May 2024 as we screen thousands to mark World Hypertension Day.

Sarah Belson
Stroke Association Supportnetwork-Ghana(SASNETGH)
WorldStrokeAcademy
World Stroke Org
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Sharing the message that stroke is preventable, treatable and beatable at the #PenPlus African regional strategy meeting on #NCDs .📢 WSO Executive Director Mia Grupper participated in a roundtable on stroke and hypertension discussing the burden of disease in Africa and the…

We were delighted to facilitate inclusion of the voice of lived experience of stroke at the #PENPlus African regional strategy meeting on NCDs. Joseph Rukelibuga is a survivor of stroke caused by hypertension and President of Stroke Action Rwanda STROKE ACTION RWANDA Watch Joseph’s…

Empowering students to be heart smart. Excited to launch the Stroke Health club at Wampeewo secondary school in partnership with stroke foundation uganda. Together, We're spreading awareness and promoting stroke prevention among the youth #LifeAfterStroke WorldStrokeCampaign

Highlighting an important issue for female caregivers #womeninstroke

📣Calling all #strokesurvivors and caregivers! How much do you know about post stroke #spasticity ? What's your experience of treatment?

We're working with Ipsen to gather information to inform future activities. Please share your experiences: surveymonkey.com/r/5ZJNCVS

📢The ABRIC programme of Fundació Ictus in Catalonia provides much needed post-discharge support, information and all around care for survivors of stroke and their families. Hear about the programme from programme coordinator Mercè Ayesta 👉world-stroke.org/news-and-blog/… #LifeAfterStroke …

Today #MMQ in #Quindio 🇨🇴 5k, 10k & 21k
But we need to do it worldwide against #stroke Let’s achieve the challenge Alianza Joven Latinoamericana contra el ACV
Because #2024 will be #Greaterthan #2023 #WorldStrokeDay
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New article: Predictors of return to work after a year since stroke: A systematic review
doi.org/10.1016/j.cegh…
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Thank you to Baroness Wheeler, Co-Chair of the APPG on Stroke, for championing support for working-age stroke survivors in the #HouseofLords today.

1 in 4 strokes happen to working-age people, and 1 in 3 in this group will have to give up their job.

Adjusting to a 'new normal' after #stroke can be easier with people who can relate to your experience, and provide practical and emotional support. Find stroke support organizations near you, or the tools to set one up here world-stroke.org/what-we-do/sso…
#lifeafterstroke #stroke survivor

Supporting a friend who has had a #stroke might feel a little daunting. If you want to get informed, understand more about stroke, and your friend's recovery journey, check out these great resources:
strokefoundation.org.au/.../stroke-jou…
heartandstroke.ca/.../en-your-st…...

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📢We've updated our toolkit for Stroke Support Organizations! We hope that wherever you are in your journey to establish and grow your organization that you find the information, resources and insights in the toolkit helpful. Take a look here 👉world-stroke.org/news-and-blog/……

How can you be a good friend to someone who has had a stroke? Stay connected!

Many survivors of stroke lose their social networks and experience a decline in their mental well-being. If you know someone who has had a stroke reach out.
#LifeAfterStroke

In his welcoming speech to delegates at European Life After Stroke Forum, Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Leo Varadkar, highlights the need to do more to measure care in the community, and capture the experiences of survivors to better understand #lifeafterstroke in Europe.…

New York Times Crossword Editor recovering well and looking forward to returning to work following #stroke . nytimes.com/2024/03/03/art… #stroke

More research called for after @NEMJ article highlights links between #microplastics and residual #stroke risk. Patients with plastic particles in carotid plaques were 4.5 times more likely to have stroke within 34 months than those without. theguardian.com/environment/20…

Semaglutide medication from gets FDA approval for stroke prevention, as trial data shows 20% risk reduction for patients with CVD and without diabetes. npr.org/2024/03/08/123… #stroke