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Revolutionizing stroke care in Africa: A mini review of the transformative potential of mobile stroke units
Stroke is a major health concern worldwide, and its impact is particularly pronounced across Africa. This paper delves into the challenges faced in African stroke care and explores the significant potential benefits of mobile stroke units (MSUs) in mitigating these issues. Key challenges include the...
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10627687/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37933014 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000035899 |
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author | Olatunji, Gbolahan Kokori, Emmanuel Isarinade, Timilehin Yusuf, Ismail Udojike, Chidinma I. Abimbola, Oluwaseun Owolabi, Samuel Abdulbasit, Muili Opeyemi Aderinto, Nicholas |
author_facet | Olatunji, Gbolahan Kokori, Emmanuel Isarinade, Timilehin Yusuf, Ismail Udojike, Chidinma I. Abimbola, Oluwaseun Owolabi, Samuel Abdulbasit, Muili Opeyemi Aderinto, Nicholas |
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description | Stroke is a major health concern worldwide, and its impact is particularly pronounced across Africa. This paper delves into the challenges faced in African stroke care and explores the significant potential benefits of mobile stroke units (MSUs) in mitigating these issues. Key challenges include the limited healthcare infrastructure, funding constraints, difficulties reaching remote and rural areas, and shortages of qualified healthcare professionals, especially neurologists and stroke specialists. To address these challenges, recommendations are provided, emphasizing the importance of infrastructure development, sustainable funding mechanisms, solutions for rural accessibility, and healthcare workforce development through training programs and incentives. Additionally, the paper discusses prospects for MSUs in Africa, highlighting the potential for technology advancements to yield more cost-effective and compact MSU models. The integration of telemedicine capabilities within MSUs is examined to enhance communication with specialist physicians at remote hospitals, ultimately improving stroke care outcomes. Furthermore, data collection on MSU outcomes and their impact on stroke care is emphasized to inform evidence-based policies and enhance MSU operations. Collaboration and partnerships between governments, healthcare organizations, and international stakeholders are critical for facilitating MSU expansion. These partnerships can provide essential funding, expertise, and support for the implementation and sustainable operation of MSUs in Africa. |
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spelling | pubmed-106276872023-11-07 Revolutionizing stroke care in Africa: A mini review of the transformative potential of mobile stroke units Olatunji, Gbolahan Kokori, Emmanuel Isarinade, Timilehin Yusuf, Ismail Udojike, Chidinma I. Abimbola, Oluwaseun Owolabi, Samuel Abdulbasit, Muili Opeyemi Aderinto, Nicholas Medicine (Baltimore) 5300 Stroke is a major health concern worldwide, and its impact is particularly pronounced across Africa. This paper delves into the challenges faced in African stroke care and explores the significant potential benefits of mobile stroke units (MSUs) in mitigating these issues. Key challenges include the limited healthcare infrastructure, funding constraints, difficulties reaching remote and rural areas, and shortages of qualified healthcare professionals, especially neurologists and stroke specialists. To address these challenges, recommendations are provided, emphasizing the importance of infrastructure development, sustainable funding mechanisms, solutions for rural accessibility, and healthcare workforce development through training programs and incentives. Additionally, the paper discusses prospects for MSUs in Africa, highlighting the potential for technology advancements to yield more cost-effective and compact MSU models. The integration of telemedicine capabilities within MSUs is examined to enhance communication with specialist physicians at remote hospitals, ultimately improving stroke care outcomes. Furthermore, data collection on MSU outcomes and their impact on stroke care is emphasized to inform evidence-based policies and enhance MSU operations. Collaboration and partnerships between governments, healthcare organizations, and international stakeholders are critical for facilitating MSU expansion. These partnerships can provide essential funding, expertise, and support for the implementation and sustainable operation of MSUs in Africa. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2023-11-03 /pmc/articles/PMC10627687/ /pubmed/37933014 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000035899 Text en Copyright © 2023 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 (CCBY) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | 5300 Olatunji, Gbolahan Kokori, Emmanuel Isarinade, Timilehin Yusuf, Ismail Udojike, Chidinma I. Abimbola, Oluwaseun Owolabi, Samuel Abdulbasit, Muili Opeyemi Aderinto, Nicholas Revolutionizing stroke care in Africa: A mini review of the transformative potential of mobile stroke units |
title | Revolutionizing stroke care in Africa: A mini review of the transformative potential of mobile stroke units |
title_full | Revolutionizing stroke care in Africa: A mini review of the transformative potential of mobile stroke units |
title_fullStr | Revolutionizing stroke care in Africa: A mini review of the transformative potential of mobile stroke units |
title_full_unstemmed | Revolutionizing stroke care in Africa: A mini review of the transformative potential of mobile stroke units |
title_short | Revolutionizing stroke care in Africa: A mini review of the transformative potential of mobile stroke units |
title_sort | revolutionizing stroke care in africa: a mini review of the transformative potential of mobile stroke units |
topic | 5300 |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10627687/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37933014 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000035899 |
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