A multidisciplinary community building a stroke-ready Kenya.
The Kenya Stroke Society (KSS) is a multidisciplinary organization dedicated to reducing the burden of stroke in Kenya through advocacy, prevention, research, education, and improved clinical care.
Stronger together, healthier communities.
Join us in building a stroke-ready Kenya.
Collaborative
Uniting professionals for greater impact
Compassionate
Putting patients and communities first
Evidence-Based
Guided by research, driven by results
Empowering
Educating today for a healthier tomorrow
Working together for a stroke-ready Kenya
Collaboration and evidence drive everything we do. From communities to hospitals, we're building a stronger, more connected stroke care system.
A unified approach to stroke care
We bring together health professionals, researchers, and advocates united by a common goal — to advance stroke awareness, treatment, and recovery across the country. Our work spans policy, clinical practice, community outreach, and continuing professional education.
Strategic partnerships
KSS partners with the Ministry of Health, hospitals, universities, and global stroke organizations to promote early recognition and emergency response to stroke, develop national stroke care guidelines, establish acute stroke centres, and build professional networks.
A stroke-ready Kenya where every person has access to rapid, high-quality stroke care and the opportunity to live a full, meaningful life after stroke.
To strengthen stroke prevention, care, and rehabilitation in Kenya through public education, training, evidence-based research, policy advocacy, and collaborative partnerships.
Compassion, evidence, equity, and collaboration — from the largest teaching hospital to the smallest rural clinic.
Clinical Advocacy
Advocating for stroke-ready protocols, acute stroke units, and thrombolysis availability nationwide.
Public Awareness
Educating communities on FAST stroke recognition, risk factor control, and emergency action.
Clinical Training
Upskilling healthcare providers across counties through simulation workshops and clinical guidelines.
Evidence & Registry
Building national stroke registries and fostering local clinical research to inform healthcare policy.
Built by clinicians, driven by patient care.
Founded to unite healthcare leaders across Kenya, the Kenya Stroke Society has grown from a core group of passionate neurologists into a national network of medical professionals, researchers, and patient advocates.
We work closely with the Ministry of Health, county referral hospitals, and international stroke bodies to elevate standards of care, expand acute intervention access, and champion stroke survivor recovery.
Mission Statement
To strengthen stroke prevention, care, and rehabilitation in Kenya through public education, training, evidence-based research, policy advocacy, and collaborative partnerships.
Core Values
Excellence in clinical care, inclusivity across health disciplines, evidence-driven policy, patient-centered advocacy, and integrity in health governance.
The people behind KSS
A consultant neurologist with over 15 years of stroke care experience, Dr. Kariuki leads the society's national advocacy for timely thrombolysis and stroke-ready hospitals.
Dr. Mwangi champions community stroke awareness campaigns and coordinates the society's regional training programmes for frontline clinicians.
Prof. Otieno oversees the society's research agenda, mentoring young investigators and building Kenya's stroke data registry.
A stroke nurse educator, Ms. Achieng develops nursing protocols and rehabilitation pathways used in hospitals across the country.
A national and global network
