Stroke Association Support News Today

The Ghanaian Society of Cardiologists, the Stroke Association Support Network-Ghana (SASNET GHANA), and the World Heart Federation, together with some medical experts have called on the government to provide the required level of resources to finance pharmacological treatment and prevent an epidemic of hypertension, heart disease and stroke from happening.…

Stakeholders in health have noted with concern the gaps in integrated healthcare and called for urgent action to integrate non-communicable disease services into Established Disease-Specific Programmes and the Universal Health Coverage (UHC). They said: “The COVID-19 pandemic has been catastrophic for people living with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and it is…

Stakeholders in health have expressed concern about the gaps in integrated healthcare and called for urgent action to integrate non-communicable disease services into Established Disease-Specific Programmes and the Universal Health Coverage (UHC). They said: “The COVID-19 pandemic has been catastrophic for people living with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and it is…

The 55-year-old computer engineer was left unable to write, type or use tools, but says the Stroke Association’s support gave him the hope he needed. “Before I had a stroke I had a very active lifestyle, I was running, swimming and cycling every week but then I couldn’t physically do anything which really has got me down," he said. “My stroke left me with right-sided weakness. My family were amazing, looking after me, helping me learn the things I needed to get me back to some res...