World Stroke Organization

🌍𝗔 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗖𝗗𝘀 🌍 This week WSO President Jeyaraj Pandian and Executive Director Maria (Mia) Fredin Grupper are attending the NCD Forum in Kigali Rwanda. Around 700 delegates from 66 countries are gathered at this critical event, that seeks to build synergies and galvanize the global NCD advocacy community, in advance of this year's pivotal UN High Level Meeting on NCDs. WSO is committed to collaborating with our NCD civil society and political stakeholders to secure commitment on our shared challenges in relation to political engagement, resourcing and investment, equity and inclusion of people with lived experience of NCDs. Within this context, we are also working to drive visibility and bold action on the specific challenges and opportunities around stroke. In the opening session, Yvan Butera the Minister of State Health for Rwanda highlighted the progress that was being made on the national priority of prevention. There the government has moved to implement taxation on tobacco, alcohol and instituted car-free Sundays to improve air quality and increase physical activity. 𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰:𝘈𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘭 𝘋𝘳 𝘒𝘰𝘶𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘷𝘪 𝘈𝘨𝘣𝘰𝘺𝘪𝘣𝘰𝘳 (𝘞𝘏𝘖 𝘈𝘍𝘙𝘖), 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘴, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴, 𝘕𝘊𝘋 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘥, 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥. Kouamivi Agboyibor, MD, PhDc, MPH, MSc Yvan Butera NCD Alliance Bo Norrving Sheila Cristina Ouriques Martins Pamela Naidoo RITA MELIFONWU #NCDAF2025 #ActOnNCDs #StrokeActionNow #UNHLM #GlobalHealth #PublicHealthPolicy

We are excited to announce that our new World Stroke Academy e-learning course on stroke care is now available in #Spanish! 💻 This free program offers essential training to improve stroke management and prevention. A great opportunity for healthcare professionals to enhance their skills and patient outcomes! 🎓Start learning here: https://lnkd.in/dMpraerD #StrokeCare #StrokePrevention #eLearning #HealthcareEducation

WHO Executive Board Adopts Crucial Resolution on Medical Imaging We are delighted to share that the proposed resolution on Strengthening Medical Imaging Capacity was adopted by the WHO Executive Board during its session on February 10 and will now proceed to the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA78) in Geneva from May 19–27, 2025. The resolution was led by Cameroon, co-sponsored by Armenia, Brazil and Burkina Faso and presented for discussion in the Executive Board. By the end of the session, it had garnered strong consensus support from multiple Member States, including China and Thailand. If adopted in May, this resolution will play a critical role in advancing our collective efforts to combat the growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), by promoting greater access to advanced medical imaging and nuclear medicine. WSO was a co-signatory to the Constituency Statement and ensured specific language on the critical importance of medical imaging to the treatment of stroke was highlighted. The Constituency Statement was instrumental in raising the Executive Board’s awareness about the challenges LMICs face in addressing NCDs and the essential role of modern imaging technologies in global health. We deeply appreciate your collaboration and advocacy in this important initiative. Access the WHO Resolution https://lnkd.in/eqQxb4GR Read the Constituency Statement https://lnkd.in/efYFbg8V Bo Norrving Sheila Cristina Ouriques Maria (Mia) Fredin Grupper Jeyaraj Pandian

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Such an important discussion with Stacie Broek Janet Prvu Bettger Michelle Nelson Continuing to drive improvements in post-stroke care needs this sharing of lived experience, clinical and academic perspectives globally 🙌 #LifeAfterStroke

🌟 Celebrating International Day of Women & Girls in Science 🌟 On February 11th, we honor the incredible scientific contributions of women to stroke research and treatment. Their passion, dedication and expertise have significantly advanced the understanding and management of stroke, saving lives and improving patient outcomes around the world. World Stroke Organization is proud of the contribution and achievements of the many women within our organization who continue to contribute to groundbreaking stroke research and care. Visit our website to find out more about the women driving and shaping stroke worldwide 👉 https://lnkd.in/dHnSvK7W and join us in celebrating your stories of #WomenInScience who inspire your work! #WomenInScience #WomenInStroke #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience #WorldStrokeOrganization

What does good - or even great - post-stroke care look like? In Episode 2 of the Neuro Connections vodcast, hosted by WSO VP Michelle Nelson, Stacie Broek and Dr Janet Bettger share their perspectives on how the diverse needs of people who have experienced stroke can be addressed, and how services can be developed to provide good - or even great - post-stroke care. Neuro Connections is a series of vodcasts that explore key issues in post-stroke care developed in collaboration with Ipsen. Find episodes here, or wherever you listen and watch your vodcasts https://lnkd.in/ebTEvnfb #NeuroConnections #Neurorehab #PostStrokeCare

🌐On behalf of the WSO, we warmly congratulate Dr. Gustavo Saposnik with his new role. This achievement reflects your dedication, expertise, and strong commitment to improving #stroke care around the world. 👏We appreciate your dedication and look forward to seeing the positive impact you will make in this role.

🌍 World Epilepsy Day - February 10th 🌍   1 in 10 people who have a stroke will go on to experience epilepsy, and people with epilepsy are at greater risk of stroke. 42% of the global burden of neurological disease is attributed to stroke. The WHO IGAP - Intersectoral Global Action Plan on Epilepsy and Other Neurological Disorders provides a framework that can help the stroke and epilepsy community work together to:   ·       Strengthen diagnosis, treatment, and care for epilepsy ·       Improve prevention, care, and timely treatment for stroke ·       Combat stigma and improve global public health strategies for both conditions In case you missed our podcast episode on: Diagnosis and Treatment of Post-Stroke #Epilepsy by Dr. Matías J. Alet you can listen to it here: 🟢Spotify: https://lnkd.in/dPmR7QyG 🟢Podbean: https://lnkd.in/dB4SRCBW Let's work together to advance action and deliver better health for all.    #WorldEpilepsyDay #EpilepsyDay #Stroke #WorldStrokeOrganization #BrainHealth #NeurologicalDisorders

Ensure to join my colleagues Valeria Caso, Greg Albers and I, as we discuss the latest in antithrombotic treatment for secondary stroke prevention at this MedscapeLIVE hybrid symposium being held at #ISC2025! McMaster Faculty of Health Sciences; McMaster University Department of Medicine; Hamilton Health Sciences; PHRI Population Health Research Institute