Kasr Al-Aini marks World Stroke Day as dean presents Egypt's national stroke network

Cairo University's Kasr Al-Aini Faculty of Medicine held World Stroke Day activities Thursday as its dean presented Egypt's national stroke network at a global conference.

• Kasr Al-Aini Faculty of Medicine held World Stroke Day 2026 activities Thursday under dean Hossam Salah Morad, sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim.
• Morad presented Egypt's national stroke network experience at a World Stroke Organization conference session.
• Morad said stroke units in Egypt rose from under 10 in 2015 to 95 in early 2025 and now 206, with plans to reach 440.
• Stroke unit director Ahmed Abdel Aleem said stroke treatment had suffered a major deficit for 12 years before Kasr Al-Aini launched its unit.
• Nirvana al-Fayoumi, head of the neurology department, said the stroke unit provides free services and receives over 1,200 cases annually.