Cities to build a network of clinics to reduce risk of stroke

By 2020, more than 80 percent of cities will have at least one center for the prevention and treatment of stroke - the biggest killer disease in China - according to a central government target.

The Cerebral Stroke Prevention and Control Committee, part of the top-level National Health and Family Planning Commission, said it will continue expanding its network as it aims to greatly reduce the problem.

Local stroke centers will allow for more effective screening, timely rescues and risk prevention, the committee said.