Consider This: Surviving Stroke - The Silent Struggle

Sep 20, 2023, 02:00 PM

Six new stroke cases happen every hour in Malaysia. While our acute medical care for stroke is exemplary, what do we know about stroke survivors after they leave the hospital?

On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speak to Professor Dr Noor Azah Abd Aziz, Professor of Family Medicine with UKM’s Faculty of Medicine. An early advocate for long-term care for stroke in the community, she initiated the Long-Term Stroke Clinic in UKM.

In 2021, she was appointed a Peer Review Member by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to develop a module for Rehabilitation in Stroke for developing countries.