SSO news & blogs

Learn from the lived experience of people affected by stroke and hear about the awareness, care and advocacy work of SSOs in our stroke survivor and supporter blogs.

Breaking the silence on stroke in Rwanda on World Stroke Day

30 Mar 2022 Stroke awareness SSO Blog

Dr Joseph Rukelibuga of SSO Rwanda receives World Stroke Campaign Award.

Unprecedented media coverage and public awareness of stroke across Bulgaria

28 Mar 2022 Stroke awareness SSO Blog

Association for Stroke and Aphasia Bulgaria wins award for Best Campaign in a Low-Middle Income Country.

Development of a national Brain Health Programme in Finland

24 Mar 2022 Stroke prevention SSO Blog

Promoting brain health and well-being in all areas of life.

Reducing the burden of stroke in Nepal

14 Jan 2022 Stroke awareness Stroke prevention SSO Blog

A pioneering nationwide initiative to provide basic stroke care in Nepal.

Exciting steps forward in raising awareness and improving stroke care in Malawi

06 Dec 2021 Stroke awareness SSO Blog

The new SSO Malawi and the Malawi Stroke Unit project raise awareness of stroke and the need for acute treatment.

The lived experience of stroke at the World Stroke Congress 2021 - Irene Tabansi

05 Dec 2021 Stroke awareness Stroke support SSO Blog

In the third blog in our lived experience of stroke series we hear from Irene Tabansi.

The lived experience of stroke at the World Stroke Congress 2021 - Aanandha Sharurajah

19 Nov 2021 Stroke awareness Stroke prevention SSO Blog

In the second blog in our lived experience of stroke series we hear from Aanandha Sharurajah.

Highlighting the lived experience of stroke at the World Stroke Congress 2021

09 Nov 2021 Stroke awareness Stroke support SSO Blog

In this blog series we will share the perspectives of members of the World Stroke Congress 2021 faculty who have lived experience of stroke.

Celebrating the establishment of the Stroke Association Sierra Leone

27 Oct 2021 Stroke awareness Stroke support SSO Blog

Stroke survivors and caregivers’ success in establishing a local NGO

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