New Delhi: Every year on October 29, World Stroke Day is observed to raise awareness about the prevention and treatment of stroke. Stroke cases have risen and continue to be a widespread disease globally. World Stroke Day was created to raise awareness about the disease in the 1990s. On October 29, every year, different organisations worldwide facilitate events like emphasising education, testing and initiatives to improve the damaging effects of stroke.
Every year, a campaign theme is chosen for World Stroke Day. This year’s theme is “#GreaterThanStroke active challenge.”
World Stroke Day 2024: What is the theme for this year?
This year’s theme for World Stroke Day is “#GreaterThanStroke active challenge.” This theme uses the power of sports to raise awareness about stroke and promote prevention and rehabilitation.
Sports appeal to everyone, regardless of their origin or background. People from all walks of life enjoy different sports. Sports can be used to share information to reach a wide and diverse audience.
World Stroke Day 2024: When did this day start?
The World Stroke Organization (WSO) started an annual event in 2006, and in 2010, WSO declared stroke a public health emergency.
In 2009, WSO decided to move from a focus on a single awareness campaign to a year-round campaign. The year-round campaign was started to build sustainability and raise awareness of important stroke prevention and treatment issues.
What is Stroke?
A stroke can be defined as any assault on the brain caused by obstruction, constriction, damage to the blood-supplying tissue, or an infarction, as this is due to a pathology that interferes in various ways with arterial blood supply to the brain’s tissue.
Facts
More than 10 million people worldwide suffer a stroke every year. Out of these, stroke kills 5 million people, and another 5 million are left permanently disabled. Stroke is uncommon in people under 40 years. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the main cause of stroke is high blood pressure. But stroke also occurs in about 8 per cent of children with sickle cell disease.
Symptoms and Types of Stroke
Image credit: depositphotos
