Report from the 21st Conference of the Iberoamerican Stroke Organization and the 1st Latin American Ministerial Meeting on CVA. Gramado, Brazil, August 2nd - 4th, 2018.

Discussions at the Ministerial Meeting

In this congress experts on cerebrovascular diseases from the Ibero-American countries (Portugal, Spain and the Americas) and other areas of the world met in Gramado to present the greatest innovations in this field.  

WSO Faculty Members at the conference

The ministerial meeting gathered healthcare administrators and practitioners from Latin America, in addition to experts from other continents. They discussed the impact of stroke on the region, the organization of services and healthcare networks, successful models, challenges and potential solutions. We finished it with the expectation that this meeting will have a great impact on regional public healthcare policies, making them a reference for the world.

Professor Michael Brainin presents the WSO Social Commitment and Bill of Rights at a meeting for the general public

The 21^st Congress of the IASO joined some of the leaders in stroke neurology from the continent; we had lecturers from Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Germany, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Spain, USA. 

Dr Sheila Martins and a stroke survivor present his testimonial

Lectures, Seminars, Workshops, Challenges, a spectacular location and interesting social activities contributed to the celebration of a very successful meeting, with 810 participants from 20 countries. Professors Werner Hacke, Michael Brainin, Patrice Lindsay, Valery Feigin from the WSO and Valeria Caso from the ESO joined us to enrich one of the most important international meetings for stroke in Latin America.

Next year we will meet in Costa Rica; another wonderful chance to learn, to share and to enjoy.

Discussion at the interactive ‘Stroke Challenge’ workshop

Presentation of the First Prize in the World Stroke Campaign awards

Progress on preventing NCDs falls far short of target

 

On March 1, the UN Secretary General released a report on the progress of the prevention and control of Non- Communicable Diseases. It’s a vital document and a sobering read for those working to prevent stroke and other NCDs. You don’t need to read too hard between the lines to perceive the frustration and mounting impatience over lack of substantive progress in the seven years that have passed since governments first committed to address one of the ‘major challenges for development in the twenty-first century’.