Health Minister Sasho Klekovski today delivered a speech to central activity on the case of World Tru Strike Day, organised by the Neurology Clinic, dedicated to prevention, timely recognition of symptoms and improved health care for patients.

He said that in case of stroke, prevention, and timely treatment, it is particularly important, since the time for reaction is only a few hours.

This requires an immediate radiological diagnosis and the immediate possibility of starting therapy. This activity for raising awareness and prevention is only one step. Along with the Neurology Clinic, we are working to improve the path of treating patients with strokes, with the goal of saving as many lives as possible and reducing limited capacity. At the same time, I would like to express my satisfaction with the successful work of the Neurology Clinic, which manages to address issues of great importance to our health system, Minister Klekovski stressed.

He explained that the Neurology Clinic is one of the most complex clinics and recalled the process of decentralisation of multiplenal sclerosis therapy, which started at the city General Hospital of September â8th, the Hospital Hospital of Staff and the Ohrid Hospital, while steps are already being taken to include hospitals in Tetovo, Prilep and Strumica.

Over the next few days, information will also be published on progress in dealing with Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease in collaboration with the Ljubljana University Clinical Centre.

Neurology Clinic Director Jovan Bozinovski stressed that activities were made in several cities in the country and that the purpose of this event has been achieved.

Under the action for free prevention checks, organised in Skopje Square, 147 citizens were checked and 160 tests were conducted with Doppler, where a patient was admitted to the hospital because of a significant clinical find. About 50 percent of the controlled persons had certain findings, and about 30 percent of them will be invited for additional examinations in the Neurology Clinic. Every minute is important, time is the brain ʹ knowledge in time of symptoms makes a difference between life and death and limited ability and physical and psychological well – being. Also important is adequate prevention, for in 90 percent of cases, stroke can be prevented, Bozinovski noted.