Sanuade Olutobi A, Baatiemaa Leonard, Adjaye-Gbewonyo Kafui, de-Graft Aikins Ama
Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Department of Health Policy, Planning and Management, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
Ghana Med J. 2021 Jun;55(2):147-151. doi: 10.4314/gmj.v55i2.8.
Even though there have been advances in medical research and technology for acute stroke care treatment and management globally, stroke mortality has remained high, with a higher burden in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) such as Ghana. In Ghana, stroke mortality and disability rates are high, and research on post-stroke survival care is scarce. The available evidence suggests that Ghanaian stroke survivors and their caregivers seek treatment from pluralistic health care providers. However, no previous attempt has been made to bring them together to discuss issues around stroke care and rehabilitation. To address this challenge, researchers from the Institute of Advanced Studies, University College London, in collaboration with researchers from the African Centre of Excellence for Non-communicable diseases (ACE-NCDs), University of Ghana, organised a one-day roundtable to discuss issues around stroke care. The purpose of the roundtable was fourfold. First, to initiate discussion/collaborations among biomedical, ethnomedical and faith-based healthcare providers and stroke patients and their caregivers around stroke care. Second, to facilitate discussion on experiences with stroke care. Third, to understand the healthcare providers', health systems', and stroke survivors' needs to enhance stroke care in Ghana. Finally, to define practical ways to improve stroke care in Ghana.
This roundtable discussion was supported by the Wellcome Trust-funded project on 'Chronic Disease in Sub-Saharan Africa' led by Professor Megan Vaughan [Award No: 106534]. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
尽管全球急性中风护理治疗和管理方面的医学研究与技术取得了进展，但中风死亡率仍然很高，在加纳等低收入和中等收入国家（LMICs）负担更重。在加纳，中风死亡率和致残率很高，而关于中风后生存护理的研究却很少。现有证据表明，加纳中风幸存者及其护理人员会向多元化的医疗服务提供者寻求治疗。然而，此前从未有人尝试将他们聚集在一起讨论中风护理和康复相关问题。为应对这一挑战，伦敦大学学院高级研究所的研究人员与加纳大学非洲非传染性疾病卓越中心（ACE - NCDs）的研究人员合作，组织了一场为期一天的圆桌会议，以讨论中风护理相关问题。此次圆桌会议的目的有四个。第一，在生物医学、民族医学和基于信仰的医疗服务提供者与中风患者及其护理人员之间就中风护理展开讨论/合作。第二，促进关于中风护理经验的讨论。第三，了解医疗服务提供者、卫生系统及中风幸存者在加强加纳中风护理方面的需求。最后，确定改善加纳中风护理的切实可行方法。
本次圆桌会议得到了由梅根·沃恩教授领导的、由惠康信托基金资助的“撒哈拉以南非洲的慢性病”项目的支持[资助编号：106534]。资助者在研究设计、数据收集与分析、决定发表或稿件准备过程中没有参与。
