What brazenness, calling for action just because THEY ARE A COMPLETE FUCKING FAILURES AT SOLVING STROKE! Let survivors run the show, all the stroke medical 'professionals' ARE COMPLETELY INCOMPETENT AT GETTING STROKE SOLVED!
“We can’t afford to wait”—new coalition calls for urgent action to address stroke
The “world’s first” multisector advocacy movement dedicated to stroke—the Global Stroke Action Coalition—is launching today, and has issued an urgent call to action to address growing inequities in stroke. A press release notes that stroke is already a leading cause of death and disability—and, without intervention, the global burden of the disease is projected to rise by a further 50% over the next 25 years, claiming 100 million lives and costing US$1.6 trillion each year.
At today’s launch, health and economic policy specialists, clinical experts, and people with lived experience of stroke, will highlight key data and recommendations for action to address human and financial impacts of stroke.
Drawing on both data and stroke patients’ experiences, the coalition will share its inaugural policy document, ‘Stroke Action Now’, which sets out evidence-based examples of interventions that can significantly advance progress on a disease that is largely “preventable, treatable, and recoverable”.
I don't need to hear any lies about this meme from World Stroke Day a couple of years ago.
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What a lying piece of shit. |
On these three points, the release details that:
- Some 80% of the current stroke burden is linked to 10 modifiable risk factors—and identifying and managing hypertension alone could cut the rate of stroke in half
- Advances in clot removal and clot-busting technologies—thrombectomy and thrombolysis—can dramatically improve patient health outcomes, minimising disability and reducing the economic impact of stroke
- Access to rehabilitation helps people regain independence, and reduces the risk and cost of long-term disability
Despite these “clear opportunities”, the release goes on to state that prevention, treatment and rehabilitation services are only available to a fraction of stroke patients. For example, just 3% of medically eligible patients currently receive thrombectomy, and 20–40% of healthcare settings worldwide are yet to implement basic stroke rehabilitation services.
“The global burden of stroke has doubled in the past 30 years,” said coalition co-chair Bo Norrving (Lund University, Lund, Sweden). “During that same period, huge advances have been made across the care pathway that offer us an incredible opportunity to reduce inequitable health outcomes, and make significant progress towards global health and development targets. Committing to the development of national stroke plans should be a key priority for governments as part of their forward strategy for prevention and control of NCDs [non-communicable diseases]. We can’t afford to wait another 30 years to turn this around. Millions of lives depend on governments taking action now.”
Coalition leaders are calling on governments attending the fourth high-level United Nations (UN) meeting on NCDs in September 2025 to commit to five actions:
- Making stroke a priority in NCD prevention and control strategies so that it becomes an explicit—and integral—part of national and internal health agendas
- Developing national stroke action plans that address the entire care(NOT RECOVERY!) pathway and include measurable targets that respond to in-country needs
- Committing to funding evidence-based interventions and exploring innovative financing models, such as taxing harmful substances, to build domestic resources
- Implementing robust stroke monitoring systems that measure changes in stroke burden, and the provision and outcomes of stroke care(NOT RECOVERY!)
- Including stroke survivors and caregivers in policy development, and prioritising meaningful representation at all levels of decision-making
The coalition’s call comes at a “defining moment”, the release continues, as the upcoming UN high-level meeting is a “rare opportunity” for world leaders to shape the next 25 years of action on NCDs. The coalition’s view is that stroke “must not be overlooked”, and it is urging governments to seize this moment and ensure that stroke is “recognised, prioritised, and acted upon”.
Key members of the coalition include the American Stroke Association, Asia Pacific Stroke Organization, Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, European Stroke Organisation, Heart & Stroke Foundation South Africa, Ipsen, March of Dimes Canada, Medtronic, Philips, Stroke Association UK, and Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology.
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