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Overarching targets for 2030

For each domain of the 2018 to 2030 ESAP, specific targets are being set, as detailed in the following sections. Beyond these targets, four over-arching targets for 2030 have been identified:

  • To reduce the absolute number of strokes in Europe by 10%
  • To treat 90 % or more of all patients with stroke in Europe in a dedicated stroke unit as the first level of care.
  • To have national plans for stroke encompassing the entire chain of care from primary prevention to life after stroke.
  • To fully implement national strategies for multisector public health interventions to promote and facilitate a healthy lifestyle, and reduce environmental (including air pollution), socioeconomic and educational factors that increase the risk of stroke.

Stroke Action Plan

Background and purpose:

Two previous pan-European consensus meetings, the 1995 and 2006 Helsingborg meetings, were convened to review the scientific evidence and the state of current services, to identify priorities for research and development, and to set targets for the development of stroke care for the decade to follow. Adhering to the same format, the European Stroke Organisation (ESO) prepared a European Stroke Action Plan (ESAP) for the years 2018 to 2030, in cooperation with the Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE).

Methods:

The ESAP included 7 domains; primary prevention, organization of stroke services, management of acute stroke, secondary prevention, rehabilitation, evaluation of stroke outcome and quality assessment, and life after stroke. Research priorities for translational stroke research were also identified. Documents were prepared by a working group, and were open to public comments. The final document was prepared after a workshop in Munich on March 21-23, 2018.

Conclusions:

The ESAP provides a basic road map and sets targets for the implementation of evidence-based preventive actions and stroke services to 2030.
It is anticipated that progress towards the targets and research and development priorities laid out in this paper will be reviewed in 2021 and 2024, with a mid-term review scheduled for 2024. The extent to which the targets have been achieved will be reviewed in 2030.

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