The Chief Executive, Stroke Action Foundation, Mrs Rita Melifonwu, said on Saturday that stroke was the leading cause of death and disability globally.
Melifonwu in Abuja, ahead of the World Stroke Day 2017, scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 29.
According to her, the day provides an annual opportunity for stakeholders to coordinate awareness and advocacy campaigns to reduce the burden of stroke at global, regional and local level.
Melifonwu explained that stroke is an attack on the brain that occurs when the flow of blood is interrupted by a blood clot or broken blood vessel.
She said every two seconds, stroke attacks a person in the world regardless of age, gender, education, religion or economic background.
“The ailment is currently an epidemic in Nigeria; this is because presently its prevalence rate in the country is estimated at 205,200 each year,
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