Stroke cases surge in the last five years… young adults worst affected

STROKE cases recorded in Ghana have risen by 52 per cent between 2020 and 2025, with the condition increasingly affecting people between the ages of 30 and 49 years.The Programme Manager for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) at the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Wallace Ollenu, who disclosed this, said 29,483 stroke cases were recorded last year, up from 26,780 in 2024, representing a 10.1 per cent increase.