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South Africa: Family Helps Father to Recover From Stroke
[Health-e]A brave and loving family refused to let their father give up on life after he suffered a stroke about a year ago. They spoke to OurHealth in the wake of World Stroke Day
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 4, 2014 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Nigeria: Stroke Affects Seven Nigerians Every Hour - Expert
[Daily Trust]National clinical director for stroke, England National Health Service, Dr Tony Rudd has explained that cases of stroke is going to get worse if there is no coordinated policy to prevent it.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 19, 2014 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Nigeria: Group Makes Case for Emergency Line, Ambulance for Stroke Patients
[Daily Trust] @judd_leonard -Nigeria Stroke Reference Group (NSRG) has called for an emergency telephone number and a coordinated ambulance service to support prompt care for people afflicted by stroke across the country.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 20, 2015 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Burden of informal caregivers of stroke survivors: Validation of the Zarit burden interview in an African population
Conclusion: Reported burden of informal caregiving of about 33% is in our opinion huge. The moderate sensitivity and specificity of the ZBI means it could be safely used in the population studied.
Source: Annals of African Medicine - April 27, 2017 Category: African Health Authors: Frank Aiwansoba Imarhiagbe AU Asemota BA Oripelaye JE Akpekpe AA Owolabi AO Abidakun FM Akemokwe VO Ogundare AL Azeez JO Osakue Source Type: research
Nigeria:Study Reveals Rising Stroke Cases in Women Than Men
[Daily Trust] A new research has suggested that stroke rate is fast declining among men than in women. Stroke is a condition where a part of the brain is affected due to a blood clot. The blood clot prevents the normal blood supply to this part of the brain.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 6, 2018 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Tanzania: Sharp Rise in Stroke Admissions At Tanzania Hospital
[SciDev.Net] Nairobi -Two cardiovascular diseases - heart failure and stroke - account for 20 per cent of hospital admissions, with stroke rising 70-fold over 43 years, a study of a referral health facility in northern Tanzania has found.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 5, 2019 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Uganda: Scientists Warn of Rising Stroke Cases
[Monitor] Nsambya Hospital and the Stroke Foundation of Uganda (SFU) say they are overwhelmed by the number of patients seeking assistance and treatment for stroke at their facilities.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 30, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Mauritius: Health Development - Bordeaux University Team Assists in Enhancing Management of Stroke Patients
[Government of Mauritius] The Ministry of Health and Wellness solicited the support of professionals from the University of Bordeaux in a bid to enhance the treatment provided to stroke patients in Mauritius. In this context, Professor Xavier Combes and Professor Igor Sibon, from the University of Bordeaux, were in Mauritius from 29 August to 02 September 2022 for the development of training courses in the Management of Stroke Patients.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 5, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Nigeria: 'Over 16,000 Stroke Cases Recorded Annually in Nigeria'
[Daily Trust]Experts have raised concerns over the increasing number of stroke patients, saying annually over 16,000 cases are recorded in Nigeria.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 31, 2014 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Nigeria: Why Deaths From Heart Attack, Stroke Are Increasing
[Vanguard] As the global population rises over seven billion, a new report has shown that the number of deaths from hypertension, stroke, heart attacks and other circulatory diseases is on the rise, climbing from 12.3 million deaths to 17.3 million.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 7, 2015 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Liberia: Preventing Stroke - Medical First for Liberia - Therapists Trained
[FrontPageAfrica] "We are not trying to take away the Liberian diet, which tends to be heavy on palm oil and salt. But add more vegetables; pull out all the oils and mayonnaise. This will help you prevent stroke - Catherine Kamara, PhD. Candidate and Certified Physical Therapist is leading a rehabilitation Clinic set to open in Zubah Town, Paynesville in January 2016
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 15, 2015 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Tanzania: Why Stroke Strikes the Young Adults in Tanzania
[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -At 28, Zuwena Pendo never imagined she could suffer a stroke. She always looked healthy. And growing up, she had no major health complications. But one day she suddenly developed a strange headache. Assuming it was what it was - a mere headache - she took some pain killers.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 13, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Nigeria: Expert Decries Rising Cases of Stroke in Nigeria
[Vanguard] Expert in the medical field, Prof. Arthur Onwuchekwa, has expressed worries over rise in the cases of hypertension and stroke in the country.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 4, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Nigeria: Air Pollution - Nigerians At Risk of Lung Cancer, Stroke
[Daily Trust] Minister of Environment, Amina Mohammed on Monday said larger percent of the nation's population is at risk of lung cancer, stroke and other chronic respiratory disease due to exposure to toxic emissions.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 9, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Nigeria: Lettuce 'Cure' for Depression, Stroke, Thromboembolism
[Guardian] Can eating meals rich in lettuce provide relief from anxiety, depression, chronic pain, sleeplessness, indigestion, lack of appetite, blood clots, heart attack, stroke and thromboembolism? CHUKWUMA MUANYA (Assistant Editor) writes.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 6, 2017 Category: African Health Source Type: news
