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Preventing the preventable to improve life for all
05 Jul 2021

Preventing the preventable to improve life for all

Prof Valery Feigin from the Global Policy Committee shares how the World Stroke Organization highlights the importance of action on stroke prevention to secure health for all

05 Jul 2021

Professor Michael Brainin awarded the Honorary Cross

Professor Michael Brainin, immediate Past President of the WSO and Co-Chair of the WSO Global Policy Committee has received one of the most prestigious awards in Austria, the Honorary Cross.

05 Jul 2021

Join us at the World Stroke Congress this October

Register at Early Bird rates until 31 August and join us for a truly unique program bringing you the latest science, clinical trials and guidelines to stroke prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and support, from every part of the globe.

21 Jun 2021

New WSO Funding Scheme for Pilot Research Projects

04 Jun 2021

Implementation of a Physician-Based Stroke Unit in a Remote Hospital of North-East India

The Tezpur Stroke unit study presents an overcoming of all the grass root level problems to demonstrate a Physician run stroke unit model in a remote area with no neurologist.

03 Jun 2021

News and updates from the World Stroke Academy - May and June

Check out the WSA upcoming activities in June and make sure you don't miss any of it!

03 Jun 2021

WSO President Prof. Marc Fisher will be awarded the prestigious Gold Heart Award

We are pleased to announce that the WSO President Prof. Marc Fisher received the prestigious Gold Heart Award, as a recognition for his dedication to post-stroke care.

03 Jun 2021

The state of stroke services across the globe: report of World Stroke Organization

Read the full results from the survey conducted by WSO–WHO–Lancet Neurology Commission on Stroke on the status of stroke services in LMICs compared to high-income countries.

03 Jun 2021

Taking the Pressure Off – primary prevention of stroke and hypertension in the COVID era

To mark May Measurement Month and World Hypertension Day the World Stroke Organization hosted a joint panel event that highlighted the urgent need for progress on primary prevention and management of hypertension and stroke.

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