New three-year programme to help up to 2,000 stroke survivors, caregivers

Patients who have suffered a mild to moderate stroke will be getting more help to reintegrate into the community. Up to 2,000 patients and their caregivers will benefit from a new programme by the National Neuroscience Institute (NNI) that will be rolled out next year. The Temasek Foundation is putting in $1.4 million to fund it for three years. Stroke survivors will go through a four-module empowerment course to build their confidence. The programme will be introduced at the Singapore General Hospital and Tan Tock Seng Hospital. CNA spoke to Assoc Prof Deidre Anne de Silva, senior consultant of neurology at the NNI, and stroke survivor Reema Bhatti.