Raise Stroke Awareness !

Raise Stroke Awareness !

Started
22 December 2019
Signatures: 1,467Next Goal: 1,500
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Why this petition matters

Started by Stroke Support India
  • A stroke causes death or disability.
  • As per a World Stroke Organization's report, globally 1 in 4 people will have a stroke in their lifetime ! See image hereunder .
  • Stroke can happen to anyone. Irrespective of age, physical fitness or gender.
  • Yet, more than 80 % of strokes could have been prevented by simple lifestyle changes !

Click here to know when someone is having a stroke and what to do then !

Some other information on Stroke:
– Major cause of disease related death and disability, worldwide.
- 80% or more of Strokes occur in lower and middle income countries including India.

Yet in India there  are hardly any Stroke Awareness Programs and Campaigns on a  sustained basis. There is NO proper Stroke Registry, neither is there any systematic data collection to begin with .

This lack of awareness has obvious consequences. For example, LESS than 1 % of the stroke affected in India find timely treatment. This is clearly set out in the News Article here.

Remember, stroke is a disease that can cripple for life, or cause death, if timely treatment is not made available !

We are making continuous efforts to raise stroke awareness. You can help too ! See here for details of just one such initiative.

However, MUCH more is required. Hence this petition.

Please sign so that our voice becomes stronger.

Remember, prevention is better than cure ! And in case of Stroke this is very,  very true. Ask any stroke affected !

Some of our specific asks from the Public Health Authorities are :
1) Advertisements in all media ( including vernacular) on a regular basis about symptoms of stroke and what to do then.
2) Sensitization of all who may come in contact with a possible stroke patient - such as all doctors, ambulance drivers, nurses, physiotherapists etc. to stroke and its symptoms. And all doctors in turn encouraged to sensitize their patients to stroke, in particular those with controllable risk factors such as diabetes, extensive smoking, stress, obesity etc. Read here for more .
3) A directory of " Stroke Ready" hospitals be made and disseminated widely.
3) All hospitals to have tPA injections so that it may be given to eligible stroke affected within the " golden window" time of 4.5 hours. Since Time is Brain when stroke attacks !
4) Subsidized and standardized treatment as well as rehab packages wherever possible so that no one suffers due lack of treatment or rehablitation.
5) Voice of stroke patients be heard and included in all policy matters pertaining to stroke.

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All stroke affected, their families, and stroke management professionals are invited to join our WhatsApp/Telegram Global Stroke Support Groups to get  and give helpful advice. To join see :
https://strokesupport.in/add/

Above carries videos as well on why to join our support group !

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