• Marengo CIMS aims to train 5000 doctors across Pan India to create increased awareness about stroke, avert fatalities due to stroke and save
• Doctors can connect with Dr Mukesh for training and certification in the Strokologist Program from anywhere in India
• The program is strengthened at Ahmedabad with the support of the stroke ambulance dedicated to reaching a stroke patient within 15 minutes of a distress call

   One of the three largest emergencies that can claim lives is ‘Strokes’.  It has been reported that around 600 cases are registered for stroke every day in the state of Gujarat. Out of 15 lakh estimated stroke cases reported in India annually, Gujarat has a major share. Gender-wise, while men who are heavy consumers of junk food, alcohol, and smoking are at high risk, women post-menopause are at a vulnerable risk. Stroke is also attributed to obesity, diabetes, hypertension, consumption of excessive junk food, high cholesterol, alcohol intake, and smoking. India records approximately 15% of stroke incidences in youth below the age of 40 years in strokes. To strengthen the network and mobilize nursing homes, nurses, and support staff, Marengo CIMS Hospital launched the Strokologist Program to train the community of physicians, critical care specialists, and ICU and ER doctors and empower them with the skills for timely diagnosis and treatment as soon as a stroke patient is brought under their care. The Program is led by Dr Mukesh Sharma, HOD Stroke Specialist, Marengo CIMS Hospital.

Dr. Mukesh Sharma, Director Neurology and Head of the Stroke Program, Marengo CIMS Hospital says, “Stroke is increasingly affecting the younger population, contrary to the common perception that it belongs to the older age groups, and lives are lost untimely due to delay in reaching the patient to a medical emergency within a stipulated time. The Program will educate and skill doctors to thrombolyse patients within the golden hour. This will certify the medical professionals as skilled professionals equipped to deal with stroke patients and also increase the capability of the doctors to read the scans appropriately and administer drugs accordingly. We are networking with nursing homes across Ahmedabad in a hub-and-spoke model to make each primary stroke center equipped with advanced technology for immediate medical intervention.”