Malta becomes the 14th country to sign the Stroke Action Plan for Europe Declaration

Congratulations!

We are very pleased to announce that Malta is the 14th 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.

Stroke remains one of the leading causes of death and disability in Europe, and projections show that with a ‘business as usual’ approach, the burden of stroke will continue to increase by 25 % in the next decade and beyond. To drastically reduce the burden of stroke and its long-term consequence, we convened to review the scientific evidence and the state of current services and to set targets for the development of stroke care for the decade to follow. The SAP-E Declaration lists all 12 Key Performance Indicators in order to monitor and facilitate change.

Find out more about the Declaration on this page.