To derive these solutions, a four-step process was carried out – a situational analysis of the epidemiological burden and global state of stroke-related services, guidelines and resources; priority setting of high impact recommendations; evaluation of barriers and facilitators for implementing these recommendations; creation of a cost-effective roadmap for primary prevention.
This publication includes a calculation of the global cost of stroke and presents the economic case for stroke prevention including an analysis of epidemiological evidence and situational analyses for improving primary prevention, description of the joint efforts required for improving primary stroke prevention, strategies for innovative dissemination and implementation of the suggested solutions, and future directions in implementation and research on primary stroke prevention.
The recommendations in this Health Policy paper takes an approach aimed also at prevention of other non-communicable such as ischaemic heart disease, type 2 diabetes, renal disease, dementia, and some types of cancer. This co-benefit would not only save millions of lives around the globe but could also have a substantial economic impact through the proposed global Stroke Control Observatory and Risk-reduction Ecosystem (gSCORE).
Mayowa OWOLABI DrM, MD, FAAN, FANA, FRCP, FAS, FAMedS, FAAS is Dean, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, University of Ibadan. He is among the top 10 Nigerian scientists among the global top 2% scientists. He has over 300 publications with over 62,000 citations with a Google Scholar h-index of 66. He is the Lead Co-chair, WHO-World Stroke Organization (WSO)- Lancet Commission on Stroke, and Rapporteur of the World Health Organization Technical Advisory Group on Non-Communicable Diseases (Research and Innovation). He is the 2021 winner of the World Stroke Organization Global Award for Outstanding Contributions to Clinical Stroke Research.
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