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SAFE represented stroke patient voice at ESOC 2019
The 5th European Stroke Organisation Conference (ESOC), took place in Milan, Italy, from 22 to 24 May 2019. ESOC 2019 was attended by more than 5,600 participants from all over the world. Stroke Alliance for Europe had a stand at this important event, providing...
Stroke Survivors’ needs in Croatia: The lack of logistical coordination within the system itself
"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.,...
Stroke survivors to look past their own countries and make stroke recognised by EU institutions
"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...
Stroke Survivors’ needs in the Netherlands: Only 1 out of 10 stroke survivors eligible for medical specialized rehabilitation
"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...
The Finnish Brain Association’s target for Finland’s new government: Equality in stroke rehabilitation
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...
