Community stories

When his small-town hospital got a CT scanner, Dr Ignacio Girolimini knew he was morally bound to start treating stroke. What had been his desire was now his duty.

To achieve their goal of more and better treatment for acute stroke, the Angels team in Vietnam runs an annual preceptorship programme for doctors and nurses. Here they explain what is different about this year’s programme.

The Angels team in Indonesia report back on a landmark event that took place in Jakarta at the end of June.

Dr Adolfo Savia has the simplest reason for being an emergency physician: when people get hurt, he must be there – not only to prevent death and disaster, but to bring calm and kindness to people in their darkest hour.

These three hospitals in the South Indian states of Kerala and Karnataka have achieved stroke care excellence as a result of partnering with the Angels Initiative. Here are their success stories.

Media coverage of a breakthrough partnership between Boehringer Ingelheim and the Vietnamese ministry of health has shone the light on the outstanding results delivered by the Angels Team Vietnam.