Knowledge Action Portal on NCDs

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World Stroke Organization

World Stroke Day 2025-26 Driving Awareness & Response to Stroke Symptoms

Article

08 Oct 2025

For World Stroke Day on October 29th, we are asking stroke and public health stakeholders to join the global effort to drive&nbsp;awareness of stroke symptoms and the need to seek emergency medical care.To help you deliver high impact awareness activ...

ArticleCardiovascular DiseaseMental Health and Neurological Conditions

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World Stroke Organization

World Stroke Academy

Database

02 Jun 2025

The World Stroke Academy is the educational platform of the World Stroke Organization that provides high-quality stroke education to healthcare professionals.

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World Stroke Organization

WSO Stroke Center Certification

04 May 2025

The World Stroke Organization (WSO) offers a unique Certification of Stroke Centers program, designed to ensure the implementation of evidence-based strategies across two levels of stroke services. This program has significantly enhanced stroke care...

Cardiovascular DiseaseMental Health and Neurological ConditionsAccess to essential medicines and servicesHarmful use of alcoholHousehold and Outdoor Air PollutionPhysical inactivityTobacco useUnhealthy diets+5

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World Stroke Organization

Stroke Action Now - A collective call to action in the lead-up to the 4th UN High-Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs)

Briefs & Fact Sheets

23 Apr 2025

Global Stroke policy brief, highlighting the global stroke burden, and actions to improve prevention, treatment and recovery from stroke as part of the NCD response. Published by the Global Stroke Action Coalition, a multisectoral advocacy initiative...

Briefs & Fact SheetsCardiovascular DiseaseMental Health and Neurological ConditionsMeaningful Engagement of People with Lived ExperiencesMultistakeholder CollaborationDisability and rehabilitationHarmful use of alcoholHousehold and Outdoor Air PollutionPhysical inactivityTobacco useUnhealthy diets+8

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World Stroke Organization

A collective call to action in the lead-up to the 4th UN High-Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs)

Publication

02 Apr 2025

Stroke Action Now is a global advocacy report prepared by the Global Stroke Action Coalition. It outlines the burden of stroke, evidence-based solutions, and five urgent actions for governments and partners in the lead-up to the UN High-Level Meeting...

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World Stroke Organization

Averting a Global Health Crisis - pragmatic policy interventions to prevent stroke

Briefs & Fact Sheets

04 Feb 2025

This World Stroke Organization policy brief outlines key challenges and opportunities to reduce the global burden of stroke and NCDs through interventions a policy and healthcare systems level. The brief draws on WHO Best Buys for tackling NCDs and &...

Briefs & Fact SheetsCardiovascular DiseaseMental Health and Neurological ConditionsMultisectoral ActionAccess to essential medicines and servicesEnvironment, climate change and healthGender, equity and human rightsHealth promotionPrimary health careSocial determinants of healthHarmful use of alcoholHousehold and Outdoor Air PollutionPhysical inactivityTobacco useUnhealthy diets+12

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World Stroke Organization

Averting a global health crisis Pragmatic policy interventions to prevent stroke

Briefs & Fact Sheets

02 Jan 2025

This policy brief sets out pragmatic, evidence-based interventions to prevent stroke at population, healthcare system, and individual levels. It highlights cost-effective policies, risk factor management, and multisectoral strategies to support gover...

Briefs & Fact SheetsCardiovascular DiseaseMultisectoral ActionHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing+1

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World Stroke Organization and Philips Healthcare

Time for a Revolution in Stroke Care

Briefs & Fact Sheets

23 May 2024

Over the past 30 years the landscape of acute stroke care has been transformed providing cost effective solutions that can save millions of lives and improve outcomes for patients. Despite this potential, globally only 3% of eligible patients have ac...

Briefs & Fact SheetsCardiovascular DiseaseMental Health and Neurological ConditionsMultisectoral ActionAccess to essential medicines and servicesDisability and rehabilitation+3

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World Stroke Organization

Pragmatic solutions to reduce the global burden of stroke: a World Stroke Organization–Lancet Neurology Commission

Publication

02 Apr 2024

Stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide. The burden of disability after a stroke is also large, and is increasing at a faster pace in low-income and middleincome countries than in high-income countries. Alarmingly, the incidence of stro...

PublicationCardiovascular DiseaseEmergency preparedness, prevention and response

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World Stroke Organization

Global Stroke Guidelines and Action Plan: A Road Map for Quality Stroke Care

Guide

14 Oct 2019

The WSO Roadmap to Delivering Quality Stroke Care is an implementation resource to accompany the WSO Global Stroke Services Guideline and Action Plan. This roadmap provides the framework for the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of stroke ser...

GuideCardiovascular DiseaseHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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