Fighting Against Stroke in Latin America: A Joint Effort of Medical Professional Societies and Governments.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Stroke is one of the leading causes of death in Latin America, a region with countless gaps to be addressed to decrease its burden. In 2018, at the first Latin American Stroke Ministerial Meeting, stroke physician and healthcare manager representatives from 13 countries signed the Declaration of Gramado with the priorities to improve the region, with the commitment to implement all evidence-based strategies for stroke care. The second meeting in March 2020 reviewed the achievements in 2 years and discussed new objectives. This paper will review the 2-year advances and future plans of the Latin American alliance for stroke. Method: In March 2020, a survey based on the Declaration of Gramado items was sent to the neurologists participants of the Stroke Ministerial

SUBMITTER: Martins SCO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8517273 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature