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Title: | The Sub-Saharan Africa Conference on Stroke (SSACS): An idea whose time has come |
Authors: | Owolabi, Mayowa Sarfo, Fred Stephen Akinyemi, Rufus Gebreyohanns, Mehari Ovbiagele, Bruce |
Keywords: | Stroke Africans Sub-Saharan African Conference |
Issue Date: | 2019 |
Publisher: | Journal of the Neurological Sciences |
Citation: | Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 400 (2019) 194–198 |
Abstract: | Stroke is a leading cause of global morbidity and mortality. Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where an unprecedented
rise in stroke burden is currently raging, has the highest age-standardized stroke incidence, stroke prevalence,
and stroke mortality rates. This is in sharp contrast to the relative decline in stroke incidence in high-income
countries over the past four decades through better awareness and control of vascular risk factors. Compared to
other groups, Africans tend to have a higher risk of stroke, higher percentage of the hemorrhagic type and much
poorer outcomes. Indeed, stroke levies a heavy toll on the developing SSA economy by affecting a relatively
younger age group. In this commentary, we examine the disproportionately high burden of stroke in the setting
of grossly inadequate resources and evidence-based interventions. We propose an annual pan-regional stroke
conference (starting in 2020) to harness global resources and local talent with the goal of galvanizing action to
tackle this escalating burden. We anticipate that a successful conference series could become a rallying point for
the eventual establishment of an African Stroke Organization. |
Description: | An article published in Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 400 (2019) 194–198 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/13349 |
Appears in Collections: | College of Health Sciences
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