HEALTH & WELLNESS: Stroke awareness week.
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On World Stroke Day, celebrated on the 29th of October, the Heart and Stroke Foundation South Africa (HSFSA) warns that this Stroke Awareness Month, we need to remember the high burden of heart disease and strokes on our citizens.
The Heart and Stroke Foundation South Africa (HSFSA) is calling on South Africans to remember the high burden of heart disease and strokes on our citizens this Stroke Awareness Month.
Statistics show an average of 10 adults suffer a stroke every hour and 225 people die from either heart disease or a stroke in South Africa every day. October is highlighted by the HSFSA as Stroke Awareness Month, while Stroke Week runs from today (Friday 28 October) to Thursday 3 November globally, and World Stroke Day is marked tomorrow (Saturday 29 October).
The Heart and Stroke Foundation South Africa (HSFSA) is calling on South Africans to remember the high burden of heart disease and strokes on our citizens this Stroke Awareness Month.
Statistics show an average of 10 adults suffer a stroke every hour and 225 people die from either heart disease or a stroke in South Africa every day. October is highlighted by the HSFSA as Stroke Awareness Month, while Stroke Week runs from today (Friday 28 October) to Thursday 3 November globally, and World Stroke Day is marked tomorrow (Saturday 29 October).
