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PRESTIGE AF study is underway! First participant recruited
PRESTIGE AF is a €6.9m project, aimed at patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), a common heart condition which causes irregular and abnormally fast heartbeat, who have previously had a stroke caused by bleeding in the brain (termed intracerebral haemorrhage or ICH)....
Stroke Survivors’ needs in Norway: Problems start when local municipal takes over the rehabilitation
"The municipalities (in Norway) govern themselves regarding the economy and the government can’t earmark money to be used in the municipalities for each purpose. The municipal decides what they want to use the money for. And too often we see that there are no more...
Stroke Survivors’ Needs in Ukraine: Special needs of stroke survivors neglected both by society and government
This week we spoke with leaders of two SAFE member organisations from Ukraine, Prof. Liliya Zviagina, MD, PhD, President of the stroke support organisation ‘Victory over Stroke’ and Dmitriy Gulyayev, MD, PhD, Director of publishing and research projects, Medical...
Second SAFE Regional Conference held in Krakow, Poland on 12th June
SAFE member organisations from Eastern and Central European cluster gathered on 12th June in Krakow, Poland to discuss the following items: A review of SAFE’s work, including the updating of its strategy and a discussion of its relationship with, and activities...
SAFE’s political activities presented and promoted during 30th Dubrovnik Summer Stroke School
At the occasion of the 30th Anniversary of the Summer Stroke School in Dubrovnik, Croatia, the Croatian Academy of Sciences, Department of Medical Sciences published a book "Healthy Lifestyle and Prevention of Stroke and Other Brain Impairments". SAFE Board member,...
