Our Mission

New Zealand Stroke Education Trust’s mission is to prevent stroke and reduce its impact by distributing compelling audio-visual education materials focused on prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and support for all impacted by stroke.

Charitable purposes

The New Zealand Stroke Education Trust is a not-for-profit, non-government charitable organisation that is dedicated to exclusively charitable purposes, which are declared to be the purpose of the Trust, namely:

• Educate the New Zealand and international public as to stroke prevention methods;

• Educate the New Zealand and international public as to how to assist stroke survivors and their families to improve the outcomes of stroke.

International Advisory Board

Bo Norrving, MD, PhD

Professor in Neurology, Division of Neurology

Department of Clinical Neurosciences

Lund University, Lund, Sweden

President of the World Stroke Organization

Michael Brainin, MD, FESO, FAHA

Director, Department of Clinical Medicine and Prevention

and Center for Clinical Neurosciences
Donau-Universität Krems

Head, Department of Neurology, Landesklinikum Donauregion Tulln, Austria

President Elect of the European Stroke Organisation

Chairman of the Education Committee of the World Stroke Organization

Natan Bonstein, MD

Professor of Neurology and Head of Stroke Unit

Neurology Department, Tel-Aviv University, Israel

Chairman of the Israeli Neurological Association

Vice President of the World Stroke Organization

Man Mohan Mehndiratta, MD, MNAMS, FRCP (London), FRCP (Edinburgh), FRCP (Glasgow), FIAN, FICP

Director and Professor of Neurology, Department of Neurology, G.B.Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India

President, Indian Stroke Association 2011-2012

President Elect, Indian Academy of Neurology

Director, Board of Directors World Stroke Organization

                           Co-Chair, Public Action Advocacy Task Force World Federation of Neurology

                           Secretary-General, Asian Pacific Stroke Organization

                           Chairman, Scientific Committee Asian Pacific Stroke Organization

NZ National Advisory Board

Yogini Ratnasabapathy, MBBS, FRACP, MPH (Hons)

Stroke Rehabilitation Lead Physician

North Shore Hospital

Waitemata District Health Board

Auckland, New Zealand

Suzanne Barker-Collo, BSc, MA, PhD

Associate Professor, Neuropsychologist 

Psychology Department

University of Auckland

Auckland, New Zealand

Valery Feigin, MD, MSc, PhD, FAAN

Professor of Neurology and Epidemiology

Director, National Institute for Stroke & Applied Neurosciences

AUT University, Auckland, New Zealand

Editor-in-Chief, Neuroepidemiology

Funding

Our funding comes from sales of stroke education audiovisual materials, sponsorship and donations.