Two persons a day suffer a stroke in Iceland: HEILAHEILL is there to support the survivors and their families
The excellent performance of HEILAHEILL's activities in Icelandic society 2017-2018, has had a good result in raising public awareness about the consequences of suffering a stroke with a special version and distribution of an impressive smartphone app. By doing so,...
The first SAFE Regional Conference in 2018 held successfully in Madrid
The first SAFE Regional Conference this year gathered 20 participants from organisations covering Spain, Catalonia, Norway, Finland, Portugal, Greece, Iceland, Turkey, Israel and Latvia. The agenda was focused on SAFE's activities in 2017 and 2018, with a special...
All stroke survivors have to have access to ongoing rehabilitation services for as long as required
Written by Jelena Misita, SAFE Awareness and Advocacy Manager I first met Prof. Valery Feigin in person in Gothenburg this May, when he visited SAFE stand at ESOC 2018. I knew him, of course, from the literature, with his name coming across many references. According...
Catalonia faces Stroke with the European tools
Written by Maties Salom, Fundació Ictus Barcelona Barcelona, 1st June 2018- The Fundació Ictus, a stroke support organisation from Barcelona, organised today a gathering related to the challenges that stroke presents for all European countries. At this meeting, the...
Need to improve your advocacy skills? No problem- SSOFT Module 2 Launched
Brussels, 31st May 2018 - The eLearning Module 2 of the Stroke Support Organisation Faculty Tool (SSOFT) is published today at the following address www.ssoft.info. SSOFT’s second module focuses on the principles around advocacy, and is delivered in ten bite-sized...
