Resources

Key message text that can be adapted by partners to support the Call to Action to sign the Letter of Support

Presentation from Coalition Partners Meeting on June 12th 2025

The UN Civil Society Hearing on NCDs on May 1st represented a critical opportunity for WSO to put forward the Coalition's key asks from global policy makers, ahead of the on UN HLM on the Prevention and Management of NCDs, scheduled to take  place in New York this September. WSO contributed to the Hearing's panel on treatment and rehabilitation and set out key policy interventions articulated in the Stroke Action Now policy brief.

A short two-page summary of key points from the United in Action policy brief and ways Ministers of Health and policy makers can support progress on stroke in collaboration with the Global Stroke Action Coalition.

This Stroke Action Plan for Europe follows is a vital framework for improving stroke care across Europe. Developed in collaboration betweeen ESO and SAFE it was developed by 70 experts, working in groups assessing all aspects of the stroke care pathway, created the Stroke Action Plan for Europe. Their task was to review the evidence for best practice, and, taking into account the current state of stroke provision, to outline the key targets all countries and health systems should be aiming to achieve by 2030. 

This framework aims to guide countries in strengthening the care of ACS and stroke, ultimately contributing to a reduction of CVD morbidity and premature mortality, aligned with Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target 3.4.

Global stroke policy brief, highlighting the global stroke burden and actions to improve prevention, treatment and recovery from stroke as part of the NCD response. Published by the Global Stroke Action Coalition.

Time for a Revolution sets out the evidence base for and the opportunities that exist to advance access to quality acute stroke care. Published jointly by WSO and Philips.

This WSO policy brief outlines key challenges and opportunities to reduce the global burden of stroke through evidence-based interventions at policy and healthcare system level. The brief draws on WHO Best Buys for tackling NCDs1 and the World Stroke Organization–Lancet Neurology Commission ‘Pragmatic solutions to reduce the global burden of stroke’2. These documents set out key actions that will assist governments to deliver on their commitments on non-communicable disease (NCD) reduction.