M'sian neurologist among first in World Stroke Organisation programme

Neurologist Dr Wan Asyraf Wan Zaidi was the first Malaysian ever admitted to the inaugural World Stroke Organisation (WSO)'s Future Stroke Leaders Programme, a global initiative to equip early-career clinicians, educators, and researchers with an understanding of the key challenges in stroke care.

Vice-chairperson of the Malaysia Stroke Council and a clinical lecturer at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Asyraf, 35, was one of 32 candidates selected out of 113 applications received by the WSO.

His experience as the national lead investigator for...