Stroke could lead to over 10 million deaths annually by 2050: Study

Stroke a highly preventable and treatable condition could lead to nearly 10 million deaths annually by 2050 primarily affecting low and middleincome countries LMICsThis projection comes from the collaborative effort of the World Stroke Organization and the Lancet Neurology Commission under which four studies have been publishedFour research papers emphasizing pragmatic recommendations to reduce stroke burden globally have been published under this CommissionThis report was published in the esteemed Lancet Neurology journalThe report underscores that stroke deaths are expected to surge from 66 million in 2020 to a daunting 97 million by 2050 By 2050 it is estimated that the contribution of stroke deaths in LMICs will see an increase from 86 per cent to 91 per centThe report has emphasised the critical role of evidencebased pragmatic solutions in combating this looming crisis Implementing and rigorously monitoring the commissions recommendations which are firmly grounded in evidence could lead to a significant reduction in the global stroke burden effectively countering this ominous projectionThe Commission authors distilled their findings into 12 evidencebased recommendations addressing stroke surveillance prevention acute care and rehabilitationDr Rajiv Bahl Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research ICMR stressed the importance of implementing evidencebased stroke care to mitigate disability and prevent new strokes ICMR is actively engaged in crafting countryspecific ambulatory care models at the primary care level to combat noncommunicable diseases The Government of India is committed towards formulating evidencebased policies and their implementation through the National Programme for Prevention amp Control of NonCommunicable Diseases NPNCD A notable success is the India Hypertension Control Initiative IHCI which employed techdriven innovations to digitally monitor over 2 million patients achieving realtime blood pressure control in 50 per cent of cases The IHCI received the 2022 UN InterAgency Task Force and WHO Special Program on Primary Health Care AwardProfessor Jeyaraj Pandian PresidentElect of the World Stroke Organization and a lead author of the Commission shared that there is a need to scrutinize the factors driving this increaseDr Ivy Sebastian Neurologist and Stroke Fellow in Calgary Canada and the lead author of the paper on Stroke Systems of Care in Southeast Asia underscored the diversities and commonalities in healthcare systems calling for timely interventions such as intravenous thrombolysis thrombectomy and stroke unit care delivered through strokeready centersDr Yogeshwar Kalkonde the lead author of the paper Stroke Surveillance in Southeast Asia stated that Indias National Stroke Registry Program and Thailands national database can serve as valuable sources for epidemiological data on strokeDr Prashant Mathur Director of the National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research NCDIR ICMR Bangalore emphasised the importance of National Hospitalbased stroke registries and populationbased stroke registries conducted by ICMR across IndiaDr Meenakshi Sharma ScientistG at the NCD division of ICMR highlighted the development of stroke care models in India and stressed the importance of screening and treating high blood pressure which is being achieved through the India Hypertension Control InitiativeAlso Read Fixing sleep cycle crucial to dodge diabetes obesity heart diseases DoctorsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever