Aims Of SAFE

The aims and objectives of SAFE are to:

• promote awareness and understanding of stroke,
• promote prevention,
• identify those at risk,
• improve access to appropriate treatment and care for persons affected by stroke,
• improve the quality of life of people affected by stroke and their families and carers,
• promote better access to accurate and understandable information about stroke,
• increase the priority given to stroke by policy and decision-makers and by health care providers,
• promote research on stroke and related areas,
• co-ordinate the efforts of national stroke patient groups in Europe.