A new video series in Pacific languages aims to bust health myths surrounding stroke.
The first of the nine-episode series was launched at Auckland University of Technology (AUT) on Tuesday as part of Rotuman Language Week.
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Every year,10,000 people suffer a stroke in Aotearoa, making it the country s third biggest killer, responsible for one in 10 deaths.
Rita Krishnmurthi is the deputy director of the National Institute for Stroke and Applied Neurosciences at AUT.
She said this neurological brain disease is usually caused by a sudden disruption of blood supply to the brain, and sometimes by bleeding.
It is a leading cause of long-term disability and death worldwide, yet it is largely preventable. And Pacific communities are at particularly higher risk, Professor Krishnamurthi adds.