Rajiv Kumar Jain: World Health Assembly Adopts First-Ever Global Resolution on Stroke Prevention and Care
Rajiv Kumar Jain, Senior Advisor- One Health and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) at Foundation for People-centric Health Systems (FPHS), shared on LinkedIn:
”Countries agree on first-ever Assembly resolution on stroke
Today, delegates approved the first-ever World Health Assembly resolution on stroke, titled ‘Reducing the burden of stroke: strengthening prevention, acute care, rehabilitation and health-system readiness’.
Proposed by Egypt and jointly co-sponsored by Chile, Georgia, Palestine, Paraguay and Tunisia, the resolution reflects broad representation across WHO regions.
Its adoption comes at a critical moment.
Over the past 20 years, the lifetime risk of stroke has increased by 50%, with 1 in 4 adults expected to experience a stroke in their lifetime.
In 2021, stroke was the third leading cause of death and disability worldwide, accounting for an estimated 93.8 million cases, including 11.9 million new cases globally.
The resolution calls for stronger national and global action to reduce the burden of stroke through prevention, acute care, rehabilitation, and improved health system readiness.
It also reinforces reporting accountability through the WHO Global NCD Action Plan 2023–2030 and the Intersectoral Global Action Plan on epilepsy and other neurological disorders 2022–2031.”
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