Mayowa Owolabi: Strategies for Reducing Global Burden of Stroke and Other Neurological Disorders

Stroke is the leading neurological cause of disability and death throughout the world and is increasing on the African continent where rates of hypertension are high and Westernized dietary habits are on the rise. At the forefront of the global battle against stroke and other age-related neurological disorders is Mayowa Owolabi, Dean of the Faculty of Clinical Sciences and Director of the Center for Genomic and Precision Medicine at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria.  In this episode Dr. Owolabi talks about the four pillars of reducing the global burden of stroke – epidemiological surveillance; health promotion and disease prevention; acute care; and rehabilitation. While the negative health impacts of profit-driven forces such as the processed food and fossil fuel industries are proving difficult to overcome, considerable progress has been made. Dr. Owolabi talks about the strategies for reducing the global burden of stroke and dementia by implementing bottom-up and top-down approaches.   

Stroke in Africa: profile, progress, prospects and priorities.

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8441961/pdf/41582_2021_Article_542.pdf

Global synergistic actions to improve brain health for human development.

Owolabi MO, et al Nature Reviews Neurology 2023 Jun;19(6):371-383:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10197060/pdf/41582_2023_Article_808.pdf