Stroke Care Workshop: Koshi Hospital’s New Stroke Team Leads the Way in Biratnagar!

Koshi Hospital in Biratnagar is proud to announce its new stroke unit, funded by the World Health Organization (WHO). With a dedicated team of 20 nurses, medical officers, and doctors from the emergency department and intensive care, Koshi Hospital is taking a major step forward in the fight against stroke. At the recent workshop on […]

Blog-Post: Social Media Campaigns

We proudly share the recent blog post of the International Journal of Stroke:  world-stroke.org/blogs/social-media-to-promote-stroke-awareness-in-nepal Check this blog for a summary of our successful public awareness campaign, reaching out to millions of people in Nepal!  Thanks, Patrick, for pushing our campaign so strongly =)

Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA)

Another great lecture in the Online Series! Dr. Pankaj Jalan from Norvic Hospital presented on the topic of “Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA)”. Dr. Pankaj talked about the important topic of transient ischaemic attacks, a short episode of focal neurological deficit of the brain or retina caused by ischemia. Even though TIAs usually do not last […]

Hello – Manipal Hospital

Today we report from our 2nd and 3rd Stroke Nurse Workshop on December 8th and 9th, 2022. We were allowed to hold this in the beautiful city of Pokhara. The hospital was Manipal Hospital First we were introduced to the hospital by Dr. Ashim Subedi. We were allowed to look at the different departments and […]

Small vessel disease

What a great lecture to start our new Online Lecture Series with! A big thank you Dr. Avinash Chandra for presenting on the topic of “Small Vessel Disease”. Also, thank you to the more than 40 participants who attended the lecture and participated in an interesting discussion. Dr. Avinash talked about cerebral small vessel disease […]

Key Priorities in Acute Stroke Care

Thank you to Dr. Lekhjung Thapa, founder of the Nepal Stroke Association, for a great lecture on “Key Priorities in Acute Stroke Care”. We are excited that more than 35 participants attended and got to learn about the most important steps when it comes to treating stroke patients. The overall take home message from Dr. […]

Stroke Workshops in CMC Hospital Bharatpur

The neuroradiological and neuro-interventional unit of CMC Hospital Bharatpur, represented by the head of the unit Dr. Pradesh Ghimire, has already gone major steps towards being a stroke-ready hospital. One of the last steps is the establishment of the endovascular therapy of acute ischemic stroke, which will presumably be accomplished in the next few months. […]

Challenges and opportunities in stroke care

Today we had another great lecture as part of the Nepal Stroke Online Lecture Series.   Dr. Ashim Subedi from Manipal Hospital in Pokhara, Nepal presented on the topic ‚Challenges and opportunities in stroke care and gave us a good insight into the problems and opportunities in stroke care in Nepal. Dr Ashim presented cases […]

Saving #Precioustime in Dharan!

The Precious Time campaign aims to raise awareness about stroke symptoms and the benefits of acting FAST in the aftermath of a stroke. And the stroke team from BPKIHS in Dharan is part of the worldwide campaign – and what an exceptional part they are! The World Stroke Day on October 29th started in Dharan […]

World Stroke Congress 2022

World Stroke Congress 2022 in Singapore. Reunion of the Nepal Stroke Project Team. Building new friendships. Strengthening old collaborations. Valuable input from all over the world. Inspiring ideas for our work. And we can proudly say: The Nepal Stroke Project was present on the floor– to name it: in 2 posters, 1 talk – and […]

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