The burden of stroke is higher in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) than in
high-income countries and is rising. Even though there are global policies and guidelines for …

Background Lack of intersectoral collaboration within public health sectors compound efforts
to promote effective multidisciplinary post stroke care after discharge following acute phase …

Materials and Methods A retrospective study was conducted at KMCTH to include all
patients presenting with first time cerebrovascular accidents (CVA) between June 2012 till …

Background and aims Secondary Prevention by Structured Semi-Interactive Stroke
Prevention Package in India (SPRINT India) is a complex intervention delivered across 30 …

Background Diabetes and obesity are established risk factors for stroke. The current study
aimed to assess risk factors of ischemic stroke recurrence in diabetic patients based on their …

Background: With epidemiological transition, stroke has emerged as a public health priority
in rural India. However, population-level information on secondary prevention of stroke from …

Background The burden from non-communicable diseases and injuries (NCDI) in India is
increasing rapidly. With low public sector investment in the health sector generally, and a …

Abstract In South Asian countries, conventional vascular risk factors like hypertension,
diabetes mellitus, cardiac disease, smoking, obesity, atrial fibrillation are the dominant ones …

The reform of the health care system in Poland introduced in 1999 brought not only a lot of
disappointments arising from the failure in performing its basic assumptions, but also from …

Non-compliance to medications and non-adherence to stroke prevention treatment is
present in large number of patients. There is an emphasis on using novel, culturally adapted …