2000 Volume 9 Issue 5 Pages 345-351
In Japan, almost 150,000 people die of stroke every year. Stroke is one of the three major causes of death. In this article, the ministerial measures for stroke control taken up to now by the Ministry of Health and Welfare(MHW), are reviewed. Official domestic data on stroke accurrances patients including socio-medical aspect are referred. Also the system of MHW and former measures for stroke control are explained. To design a national strategy for stroke control, the committee has been organized within MHW, and the first report was released in September 1999. This report is summarized here. In Japan, it is expected that many more clinical neurosurgeons will join in our efforts to establish the effective social actions for stroke control.
