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The MENA Cerebrovascular Alliance

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Welcome to MENA Health Focus the Podcast stream by MENA Cerebrovascular Alliance , the podcast dedicated to exploring the complex landscape of healthcare in the Middle East and North Africa. In a region of 700 million people, health outcomes are often defined by borders, resources, and access. Each episode, host Salma sits down with top clinicians, researchers, and policymakers to dissect critical issues—from the burden of chronic diseases and the "brain drain" of medical talent to the latest innovations in surgical care. We go beyond the headlines to provide rigorous analysis and actionable i...

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MENA Health Focus: Thrombectomy for Distal Vessel Occlusions - Real-World Data vs. Clinical Trials 10.02.2026 5:40

In this groundbreaking episode of MENA Health Focus, we are joined by Dr. Ossama Mansour, first author of a pivotal study on thrombectomy, and co-author Dr. Nadia Hammami. Together, they dissect the real-world outcomes of thrombectomy for distal medium vessel occlusions (DMVOs) in the Middle East and North Africa, a topic of intense debate in the stroke community. While recent randomized trials ha...

Epidemiology of Young Stroke in MENA: Findings from the First Multicenter Study 05.02.2026 5:37

Title: Epidemiology of Young Stroke in MENA: Findings from the First Multicenter Study Description: Stroke incidence in young adults (18–45) is rising globally, but until now, the Middle East and North Africa lacked unified data to understand the regional nuances. In this episode, we host Dr. Amal Al Hashmi to discuss her team's pivotal retrospective study involving nearly 4,000 patients across 16...

Saving Brains In MENA region 05.02.2026 5:56

Title: Bridging the Gap: The NITA-MENA Study & The Future of Stroke Care Description: Mechanical thrombectomy is the gold standard for treating acute ischemic stroke, yet access to this procedure varies wildly across the MENA region. The bottleneck? A lack of standardized training pathways. Host Salma is joined by Prof. Ossama Yassin Mansour , a leading figure in Interventional Neurology, to d...