Brain attacks are already the leading cause of death in seven countries in Africa

It was only a matter of time before Rwandan Joseph Rukelibuga suffered a stroke. The stroke arrived on June 20, 2016, at 4 a.m., when he slept at home. But, for years, his body had lived with diabetes and hypertension. He knew that, because both diseases were diagnosed by chance, in 2007, when he had to have medical tests to start a new job. “I knew he had risk factors, but no one ever told me that I could have a stroke. And it happened unexpect…