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MENA STROKE

Middle East & North Africa Stroke Organization (MENA Stroke) is a region wide non-profitable organisation is committed with a vision to reduce overall stroke burden in the MENA region. The organization was founded in 2017 with the aim to facilitate communication and creates synergies among clinicians and scientists to promote and enhance research and improve clinical outcomes in Stroke.

The MENA Stroke Vision will have the following short term and long term goals:

i. Improving awareness of stroke and its risk factors amongst general population and health care providers

ii. Training and education of stroke care providers according to evidence based international guidelines

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OUR SUPPORT AND PRESENCE
IN MENA REGION

FACTS IN MENA REGION

MENA patients are slightly younger, have a higher prevalence of diabetes and slightly more severe ischemic strokes, commonly of atherosclerotic or microvascular etiology.

  • Admission into stroke units and long-term follow-up needs to be improved.
  • It is suspected that cardiac embolism and atrial fibrillation are currently underdiagnosed in MENA countries.
  • Increasing the number of dedicated comprehensive stroke care centers has been one of MENASO's top priorities. AWARENESS

GLOBAL FACTS

There are over 12.2 million new strokes each year. Globally, one in four people over age 25 will have a stroke in their lifetime.

  • Each year, over 16% of all strokes occur in people 15–49 years of age
  • Each year, over 62% of all strokes occur in people under 70 years of age

SPREAding AWARENESS

Brain attack cutting off Blood
& Oxygen to the Brain

On average someone suffers
a stroke every 40 seconds Warning

Warning Signs: Face Drooping |
Arm Weakness | Speech Difficulty

Up to 80 percent of strokes
are preventable

Smoking associated with
increased risk of stroke

Family History increases
the chance of stroke

Diabetic people are 2X
more likely to have stroke

Our Main Goal

Is To Help Reduce the Burden of Stroke by Delivering Improvements in Prevention, Treatment, and Support

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