Community stories

Feedback-driven improvement has resulted in Siloam Ambulance Call Center in Jakarta winning Indonesia’s first EMS Angels Award – which is exactly what the awards program was designed to accomplish.

Achieving Angels Region status in two counties in Hungary was the result of key people, good relationships, and the legacy left by her predecessor, says rookie consultant Zsófia Reichert.

The stroke service at this Pretoria hospital is the work of a devoted strokologist and his team of converts who do whatever it takes to deliver hope.

He believes in his mission, and he believes in himself, says the young neurologist whose journey is a testament to his unwavering commitment to improving stroke care in Iraq.

The Kaunas Stroke Simulation Team went to Kazakhstan for the opening of the first simulation center in Central Asia. Doctors from Lithuania conducted a cross-national simulation training to equip Kazakh physicians with the skills and confidence to carry out the rapid expansion of stroke services in the country.

If there was a leaderboard for Angels Awards, Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital would be right at the top. Consistency is the key, the head of the stroke unit says. Plus there’s always room for improvement.