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Saturday, 29 October is World Stroke Day 2011
Every six seconds, regardless of age or gender, a sister, brother, wife, husband, daughter, son, partner, mother, father or friend will die from a stroke. Stroke is the second leading cause of death for people above the age of 60, and the fifth leading cause in people aged 15 to 59. Stroke also attacks children, including newborns. Each year, nearly six million people die from stroke. In fact, stroke is responsible for more deaths every year than those attributed to AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria put together – three diseases which have set the benchmark for successful public health advocacy, capturing the attention of the world’s media and which consequently has provoked world leaders, governments and many sectors of civil society to act.
Stroke is indiscriminate and does not respect borders. Individual countries cannot address the challenges of stroke in isolation. World Stroke Day brings together advocacy groups, patient survivor support networks, volunteer stroke societies, public health authorities, physicians, nurses and others within the allied health professions including civil society at-large, for a collaborative approach to comprehensive stroke education, advocacy, prevention, treatment and long-term care and support for stroke survivors.
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World Stroke Day 2010
World Stroke Day provides an excellent opportunity to increase awareness of stroke and the actions that can be taken to combat it. World Stroke Day 2010 was a major success, setting the record for the largest number of events organized across the world to honor stroke survivors, their families, caregivers and those that work to combat stroke and it's consequences. It also provided an opportunity to pay tribute to those who have made scientific advances in the treatment and care of stroke. On World Stroke Day 2010 the “One in Six” campaign was launched which highlighted the harsh reality that one in six people worldwide will have a stroke during their lifetime.
Read more about WSD activities around the world in 2010.
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