The Association for Stroke and Aphasia organizes for another year a National Campaign on the occasion of the European Stroke Awareness Day - May 13th. This campaign is entitled "Stroke Knowledge Path" It will be held in more than 17 Bulgarian cities: Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna, Burgas, Veliko Tarnovo, Ruse, Blagoevgrad, Pleven, Stara Zagora, Gabrovo, Lovech, Shumen, Silistra, Svishtov, Vratsa, Vidin, Pernik, Krumovgrad. For the first time, Bulgarian communities abroad in the cities of London and Prague will join the National Campaign. At each location, a "Path of Knowledge" will be built - a seven-meter installation for experiential learning, the passage of which will provide basic, key knowledge about stroke, such as its nature, forms of manifestation, risk factors, recommendations for controlling risk factors, symptoms and proper behavior when they are established. The trails are a symbolic beginning of the path to stroke prevention in Bulgaria. Their purpose is to pass through the general public, schools, administrative and business organizations in all regional cities of the country.
The national campaign will again rely on the partnership of the municipalities in the country. We appealed to them to disseminate information materials on stroke prevention. New in the campaign this year is our appeal to each municipality to disseminate to their employees Guidelines for proper behavior in case of stroke. This will better inform more than 45,000 municipal employees in the country, who serve more than 250,000 Bulgarians daily, about stroke. In this way, we hope to influence the quality of the first reaction to a stroke on the territory of municipal administrations.
The main events of the campaign by city include:
In the city of Sofia. The Sofia campaign will focus on the future of the nation - the students at the National High School for Ancient Languages and Cultures (Lyceum of Sofia University) and the Department of Speech Therapy of the Faculty of Education and Arts. On 13.05.2025, the AIA will give a lecture on stroke prevention and the opening of the educational exhibition "The Human Brain" at the National School of Medicine. 14.05.2025 AIA will be a guest of the students and lecturers from the NSSF, where from 09:00 to 11:00. a lecture "Me too!" will be held, and then by the end of the week, the Stroke Knowledge Trail will be available to everyone in the faculty building.
The Path of Knowledge will also be a guest of the University Hospital "St. Anna" in Sofia. Sofia.
On 21.05.2025 in the Max Planck Hall of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Robotics organized a discussion from the program of the Discussion Forum Accessible Robotic Rehabilitation - an initiative of the Association for Stroke and Aphasia. The program includes presentations of some of the most intriguing developments of the institute, which will give us the opportunity for a new look at modern stroke rehabilitation.
Plovdiv
The Path of Knowledge will start with a visit by Santorelli. On 15.05.2025. from 09:00 to 18:00 the entire staff of the production enterprise will set an example of responsibility for the health of employees, passing lectures led by AIA and getting acquainted with the Path of Knowledge.
Varna
University Hospital "St. Marina" and the Medical University in the city, together with the Municipality of Varna, will mark the beginning of the tour of the Path of Knowledge among citizens and students in the city.
Burgas
Heart and Brain Hospital, as partners of the campaign, will organize the passage for the citizens of the city. This will happen against the backdrop of the robotic rehabilitation with the first autonomous exoskeleton in Bulgaria. We are happy that this joint initiative - providing affordable robotic rehabilitation for soil gives results.
Pleven
And in this city, the partner is the team of the Heart and Brain Hospital. With their help, the Stroke Knowledge Trail will become accessible to citizens and guests of the city.
Veliko Tarnovo
The Municipality of Veliko Tarnovo, together with the team of MOBAL, will assist not only in organizing the passage of the Path of Knowledge by the residents and guests of the old capital city, but also in conducting briefings for all municipal employees so that they are more prepared in the fight against stroke at work.
Ruse
The English High School will host the Path of Knowledge. The high school will take part for the first time in a national campaign of the AIA.
Stara Zagora
The University Hospital in the city will again host a joint initiative. We hope that this will draw more public attention to the need to provide funding in the amount of BGN 5 million. Lv. for structuring a high-tech stroke treatment center in the city.
Blagoevgrad
SWU "Neofit Rilski", together with the Municipality of Blagoevgrad, will lead the residents and guests of the city through the Path of Knowledge. Students from the specialty "Speech Therapy" promise additional surprises, and anyone in need of aphasia treatment in the city can turn to them outside the campaign for support and affordable treatment.
Silistra
The management of the hospital in Silistra, together with the municipality, will conduct an action for stroke prevention with the Path of Knowledge. They will participate for the second time in a national campaign of the AIA. We remember their heartfelt work last year with the faces of the smiling volunteers and this makes us eager to learn more about their initiatives soon.
Svishtov
The Municipality of Svishtov and the Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities in the city of the oldest higher school of economics in the country will organize the passage of citizens, guests, students and pupils through the path of knowledge about stroke, increasing the health culture and knowledge of stroke as a prevention of this disease.
Smolyan
We are happy to meet the support of the Municipality of Smolyan and the Regional Health Inspectorate of Smolyan, with whose help the Path of Knowledge will visit the region for the first time.
Noisy
The Municipality of Shumen, relying on the support of Dr. Ivo Petrov, as a long-time public figure and beloved neurologist, will provide the opportunity for its citizens to pass through the Stroke Knowledge Path. The trail is visiting the city for the second time.
Gabrovo
The Municipality of Gabrovo traditionally stands behind every campaign of our association. In this campaign, the municipality will combine the initiative within the anniversary of the city. Along with the Stroke Knowledge and Learning Path, citizens will be encouraged to learn the profession of a health worker and to get involved in the Bulgarian healthcare system. This traditional initiative of the municipality is an example that we hope will be followed in other Bulgarian municipalities.
Lovech
The Path of Knowledge will be located in front of the municipality in the week of the campaign - you are welcome!.
Vratsa
We are happy to partner with such a dedicated team as that of the Municipality of Vratsa. The Path of Knowledge will be available to residents and guests of the city, and after the campaign this week it will visit all schools in the municipality.
Vidin
The Path of Knowledge will set foot for the first time on the Vidin bank of the Danube River. We are very excited and thank you for the support of the Municipality of Vidin!
Haskovo
This year, the Municipality of Haskovo emphasized its support for the cause - the fight against stroke in Bulgaria, by committing to organize the passage of the Path of Knowledge for the citizens and guests of the city during the week.
Krumovgrad
Dundee Precious Metals are joining as the host of the Stroke Knowledge Path. This is their next step towards deepening corporate social responsibility for employees in the company. With their help and with the support of the municipality, the Trail will also visit the residents of Krumovgrad.
London, England
The Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria will host the first of its kind event for stroke prevention among our compatriots in the English capital
Prague, Czech Republic
On 17.05.2025, the building of the Bulgarian School "Dr. Petar Beron" will host the Path of Knowledge, aimed at our compatriots in the Czech capital. The team of the school principal Mrs. Nosikova will assist Dr. Petko Prodanov not only to explain what a stroke is, but also to take care of themselves by measuring their blood pressure and having a single-channel ECG done on site (We thank our partners for this campaign).
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