Priorities to reduce the burden of stroke in Latin American countries

• Published in: Lancet neurology 2019-07, Vol.18 (7), p.674-683
• Main Authors: Ouriques Martins, Sheila C, Sacks, Claudio, Hacke, Werner, Brainin, Michael, de Assis Figueiredo, Francisco, Marques Pontes-Neto, Octávio, Lavados Germain, Pablo M, Marinho, Maria F, Hoppe Wiegering, Arnold, Vaca McGhie, Diana, Cruz-Flores, Salvador, Ameriso, Sebastian F, Camargo Villareal, Walter M, Durán, Juan Carlos, Fogolin Passos, José E, Gomes Nogueira, Raul, Freitas de Carvalho, João J, Sampaio Silva, Gisele, Cabral Moro, Carla H, Oliveira-Filho, Jamary, Gagliardi, Rubens, Gomes de Sousa, Eduardo D, Fagundes Soares, Felipe, de Pinho Campos, Katia, Piza Teixeira, Paulo F, Gonçalves, Ivete Pillo, Santos Carquin, Irving R, Muñoz Collazos, Mário, Pérez Romero, Germán E, Maldonado Figueredo, Javier I, Barboza, Miguel A, Celis López, Miguel Á, Góngora-Rivera, Fernando, Cantú-Brito, Carlos, Novarro-Escudero, Nelson, Velázquez Blanco, Miguel Á, Arbo Oze de Morvil, Carlos A, Olmedo Bareiro, Aurora B, Meza Rojas, Gloria, Flores, Alan, Hancco-Saavedra, Jorge Arturo, Pérez Jimenez, Vivian, Abanto Argomedo, Carlos, Rodriguez Kadota, Liliana, Crosa, Roberto, Mora Cuervo, Daissy L, de Souza, Ana C, Carbonera, Leonardo A, Álvarez Guzmán, Tony F, Maldonado, Nelson, Cabral, Norberto L, Anderson, Craig, Lindsay, Patrice, Hennis, Anselm, Feigin, Valery L
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Air pollution; Alcohol use; Blood pressure; Cost of Illness; Fatty acids; Health Policy; High income; Humans; Incidence; Latin America - epidemiology; Mortality; Population; Prevalence; Prevention; Rehabilitation; Risk factors; Stroke; Stroke - epidemiology; Stroke - mortality; Telemedicine
• ISSN: 1474-4422; 1474-4465
• DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(19)30068-7

The large and increasing burden of stroke in Latin American countries, and the need to meet the UN and WHO requirements for reducing the burden from non-communicable disorders (including stroke), brought together stroke experts and representatives of the Ministries of Health of 13 Latin American countries for the 1st Latin American Stroke Ministerial meeting in Gramado, Brazil, to discuss the problem and identify ways of cooperating to reduce the burden of stroke in the region. Discussions were focused on the regional and country-specific activities associated with stroke prevention and treatment, including public stroke awareness, prevention strategies, delivery and organisation of care, clinical practice gaps, and unmet needs. The meeting culminated with the adoption of the special Gramado Declaration, signed by all Ministerial officials who attended the meeting. With agreed priorities for stroke prevention, treatment, and research, an opportunity now exists to translate this Declaration into an action plan to reduce the burden of stroke.