As an official civil society consultative partner to the UN, WSO were given the opportunity to draw attention to the growing global stroke burden, the urgent need and opportunity for progress on prevention, treatment and rehabilitation as part of the global strategic response to NCDs. The statement was delivered on behalf of the WSO-convened Global Stroke Action Coalition.
Your Excellencies, Ministers, ladies and gentlemen,
Every year, stroke claims 7 million lives and leaves millions more with long-term disabilities. Beyond the human cost, the annual global economic burden of stroke is estimated at over US$891 billion.
By 2050 stroke mortality is set to rise by 50%, with costs projected to total US$1.6 trillion. In high-income countries, preventive care has delivered significant reductions in incidence, while access to treatment has reduced mortality, and improved functional outcomes of stroke. However, the on-going economic transition in many low- and middle-income countries is widening the incidence and outcome gap. By 2050, over 90% of stroke-related deaths and disabilities will occur in LMICs.
Progress on the prevention and management of NCDs cannot be achieved without prioritized and specific action on stroke.
While prevention is a cornerstone of the global NCD strategic response, it is equally essential to the Health for All agenda that cost-effective acute stroke treatments -outlined in Appendix 3 of the WHO NCD Action Plan 2013–are made universally accessible.
For those who survive stroke, rehabilitation also offers a cost-effective intervention that can further reduce the burden of NCDs.
We welcome the HLM4 Political Declaration and the inclusion of targets which offers a strong foundation for achievement of SDGs 3.4 and 3.8. We also respectfully urge Member States to build on the Political Outcome by
WSO, and our partners in the Global Stroke Coalition, stands ready to work with governments to support action on stroke as part of their strategic NCD response. With cost-effective innovations available across the patient life course, the time to act is now.
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