"For stroke survivors  the real battle begins after they have been discharged from the hospital. The bio-psycho-social burden  on any society (family unit), if they are not properly prepared or organized, can very quickly become devastating" said Hrvoje Jurlina, M.D.,...

The official language of SAFE is English although for many members this remains a challenge. Beyond SAFE, the language barrier inevitably limits the opportunity to engage and influence others who otherwise might respond to the communication.With this in...

"Having attended the SAFE Regional Conference in Paris, I was struck by the need for us as stroke survivors to look past our own borders and countries and to focus on what can be done to ensure that the EU Institutions recognise the burden of stroke across Europe on...

"It is wonderful that more and more people survive a stroke, but that only about 10 percent of those survivors end up in medical specialist rehabilitation is at least worrying. And this low number applies to the entire group with brain injury, so also, for example, to...

Parliamentary elections took place in Finland in April, and the new government programme is currently being drawn up. The Finnish Brain Association urges Finland’s new decision-makers to remedy the flagrant inequality in stroke rehabilitation. In Finland, access to...

The European Stroke Awareness Day is this year being marked on May 14, the second Tuesday in May, and SAFE's main campaigning theme in 2019 is 'Life After Stroke'. However, many of the SAFE stroke support organisations organised events in a way that made May a stroke...

Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) - Director/General Manager Homebased with travel throughout Europe -  circa £50,000 This role will be delivered under contract to a self-employed individual with a contract for 24 months, subject to review at 6 months and 18 months...