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India suffers at least one stroke death every four minutes, said neurology experts at the All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Friday...
About 1,85,000 stroke cases are reported every year in India with nearly one stroke every 40 seconds and one stroke death every 4 minutes.". ..
According to Global Burden of Diseases (GBD), India bore most of the burden of stroke with 68.6 per cent of the incidence of stroke, 70.9 per cent of stroke deaths and 77.7 per cent of Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) lost...
"In spite of these alarming figures, many Indian hospitals lack the necessary infrastructure and organization required to treat stroke patients quickly and efficiently and do not deliver adequate stroke care..
