Stroke Riskometer

18 Nov 2019 Stroke prevention

1 in 4 of us will have a stroke in our lifetime, but almost all strokes can be prevented. If you want to avoid a stroke the first step is to understand your individual risk factors.

Up to 90% of strokes could be prevented by addressing a small number of risk factors, including hypertension, diet, smoking and exercise. Preventive action on stroke would also contribute to a massive scale reduction in stroke and would conribute to global goals to reduce cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes and other significant causes of death and suffering worldwide.

Cut Stroke in Half

The World Stroke Organization is leading the development and implementation of an integrated prevention strategy that has potential to cut stroke in half by 2030. With a focus on low and middle income countries where stroke is not only more prevalent but has the most devastating impact the strategy includes:

Access to low-dose combination therapy for patients at medium risk of stroke
Development of stroke specialist Community Healthworkers
Access to innovative mobile technologies that support access to prevention infomormation

World Stroke Day Prevention Campaign

Don't Be The One

Take action and help spread the word about prevention on World Stroke Day, October 29th #DontBeTheOne.

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Valery Feigin expert view

Why stroke prevention needs an overhaul

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Know your risk

Stroke riskometer

The Stroke Riskometer is a World Stroke Organization endorsed mobile app that helps you to understand your stroke risk and will help you to identify the changes you can make to reduce your risk. Once you have done your assessment, share your results with four friends and access all the premier features of the app for free.

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Our partners and sponsors

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.