Upcoming World Health Assembly marks pivotal moment for stroke

This year at the World Health Assembly in Geneva, Member States will be asked to formally adopt a landmark resolution Reducing the Burden of Stroke: Strengthening prevention, acute care, rehabilitation and health system readiness. 

Approved by the WHO Executive Board earlier in the year, the resolution fills a long‑standing gap in global health policy by calling for dedicated, coordinated action on stroke. It urges Member States to recognise stroke as a major public health priority and to establish national objectives across the full care pathway—within cardiovascular and neurological health strategies, as well as universal health coverage plans. Once approved the Global Stroke Action Coalition will be focused on moving from commitment to implementation. We look forward to working with the support of stroke stakeholders around the world to leverage the resolution to advance the development, implementation and monitoring of national Stroke Action Plans.