Community stories

A stroke survivor’s testimony brought a valuable patient perspective to the scientific and clinical discussions taking place during the second cohort of the Regional Multidisciplinary Stroke Management Training in Eldoret, Kenya.

A grandmother’s kindness, a mother’s memories . . . Excellence at Life Entabeni Hospital in Durban is driven by passion and, for some members of the stroke team, passion is rooted in loss.

“The T-shirt had carried the message. The scrubs would carry the responsibility.” Reflecting on World Stroke Day, specialist neurologist Dr Irshad Ganie of Netcare Umhlanga Hospital in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province tells the story of two journeys with one purpose.

In Rijeka, Croatia, the involvement of hospitals in FAST Heroes implementation strengthens cooperation between the education and healthcare sectors while promoting a common goal: protecting and improving public health through knowledge, awareness, and early intervention.

Talent exists everywhere, but opportunity does not. That is the idea that gave rise to the Angels Talent Network, writes Jan van der Merwe in the introduction to the WSC edition of The Angels Journey.

A World Stroke Day event in Moldova invited reflection on improvements in prenotification, early stroke identification, and treatment access, and demonstrated the engagement of stroke centers across the country.