Congratulations to Kyrgyzstan on signing the Stroke Action Plan for Europe Declaration!

Congratulations!

Kyrgyzstan has become the 15th country to endorse the Declaration for Action on Stroke and enact the Stroke Action Plan for Europe, bringing the country another step closer to guaranteeing the highest standard of care and support for stroke patients.

The document summarises the aims of the implementation of the Stroke Action Plan for Europe and by signing it, the governmental bodies in each country manifest their commitment to acknowledge that cerebrovascular diseases, including stroke, are among the major causes of premature death long term disability, and cognitive decline in the adult population of Europe, and that many strokes are preventable and treatable with evidence-based and cost-effective strategies ; support the Stroke Action Plan for Europe with the four overarching targets for 2030 and align with the WHO Global Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases 2013-2020.

Find out more about the Declaration on this page.