Partners join to fight country's top killer: strokes

The World Stroke Organization recently announced in Beijing a global partnership with the medical technology, service and solutions company Medtronic aimed at increasing stroke awareness and to support stroke patients worldwide.

The partnership, announced during the 2016 Annual Scientific Session of the Chinese Stroke Association and Tiantan International Stroke Conference held in late June, will focus on raising stroke awareness through education and advocacy, as well as promoting recent advances in stroke, which involves spreading knowledge and influencing the development of health systems, says the association president, Stephen Davis.

Every year about 15 million people worldwide have a stroke. Among these, nearly a third die, and a third are left permanently physically challenged, says WSO, the world's leading organization in the fight against stroke and the only international stroke NGO recognized by the World Health Organization.