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SAFE activities in Europe
SAFE meets new EU Health Commissioner to champion cardiovascular health SAFE was invited to meet with the new EU Health Commissioner, Olivér Várhelyi, as the patient organisation representative of the European Alliance for Cardiovascular Health. During the meeting,...

ESAD2025: Europe makes strides in stroke care, but stark inequities persist, new data reveal
The 2023 Stroke Services Tracker data shows progress in stroke care planning and treatment access, but persistent disparities demand urgent attention. New data from the Stroke Action Plan for Europe’s 2023 Stroke Service Tracker, launched today, show...

European Stroke Organisation Conference
The European Stroke Organisation Conference (ESOC) 2025 will take place in Helsinki, Finland on the 21-23 May. The scientific programme is focussed on: Acute ischaemic stroke management Intracranial haemorrhage Recovery, rehabilitation, and outcome Diagnosis /...

Be Prepared! Recognise The Stroke. Act Fast.
SAFE met with SAFE board member Dorina Dobreva, founder and chair of the board for Association for Stroke and Aphasia (Bulgaria) and Dr. Georgi Georgiev, Vice President for Association for Stroke and Aphasia, to talk about their 2024 campaign for World Stroke Day...

VALIDATE: Ensuring the use of AI is safe in stroke care
On Brain Awareness Week’s sixth day we are focusing on Validate, an EU Horizon research project which is using AI to revolutionise stroke treatment by analysing patient data and helping doctors make faster, more informed decisions. A huge part of this project is...