Health

Preventing Stroke: Uneven Progress

September 21, 2017

Global

September 21, 2017

Global
Becca Lipman

Editor, EMEA

Becca is currently a supporting editor and writer for The Economist Intelligence Unit's thought leadership division in the Americas and EMEA. Her primary focus is on healthcare policy and financial market trends. She has also recently developed research programmes that analyse themes in infrastructure and smart cities, as well as C-suite perspectives on talent strategy, small business and IT development. 
 
Before joining the EIU in New York, and later in London, Becca worked as senior editor at Wall Street & Technology where she reported on IT advances in capital markets. She previously held posts as lead editor for a US stock brokerage. Becca earned her bachelor’s degree in both economics and environmental studies from New York University.

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While stroke has multiple risk factors, many of them are largely addressable.

The burden of stroke on countries, communities and individuals is well-documented, with stroke survivors being troubled by a greater range of disabilities than those with any other condition. Fortunately, the risk factors for stroke are relatively well-understood by medical professionals, and opportunities have been identified to implement effective prevention and management strategies. However, these best practices are not consistently implemented around the world.


This report is based on the findings of a scorecard assessing 20 countries across a number of criteria, as well as seven in-depth interviews with experts. It aims to shed some light on the best strategies to tackle stroke risk and discover which countries are taking steps towards better prevention. The report concludes with a look at future policy options.

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