Stroke is the leading cause of disability worldwide and each year over 12 million people have strokes. But there is hope. Up to 90% of strokes are preventable and by addressing a small number of those risk factors responsible for most strokes, the world can be #GreaterThan stroke.
This year the World Stroke Organization is calling on our members, partners, and stakeholders around the world to come together on October 29th to share key messages on stroke prevention and to take action that will help individuals to understand, identify and address stroke risks that are not only associated with highest risk of stroke, but that are also easily managed.
Launching the new campaign, World Stroke Campaign Co-Chair Dr Deidre De Silva from Singapore said ‘#GreaterThan provides a positive message on stroke prevention. There is a role for everyone when it comes to tackling stroke and that taking action is what will make the difference. Whether we are talking about government policy decisions, making services more accessible, community health worker education, or just the daily choices we make as individuals . Our campaign highlights that there are many opportunities to reduce the risk of stroke.'
Colombian Campaign Co-Chair, Dr Ángel Corredor continued ‘Our goal is for World Stroke Day - and for our year round campaign - to go beyond our usual audience, to go beyond awareness and to provide a global moment that shows the huge impact we can have on people’s lives. We know that our growing committed and creative network will rise to the challenge and show that when we act together, we can be #GreaterThan stroke.’
Coming soon! Tools and resources to support campaign planning and implementation
For campaign enquires please contact the Campaign team campaign@world-stroke.org
For all the latest updates follow the World Stroke Campaign on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram .
Achieving our vision of a life free from stroke is a task that WSO cannot achieve alone. We are committed to building our partnerships at the global, regional and national level to scale up and deliver improvements in prevention, treatment and support to reduce the burden of stroke.
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