The Stroke Society of the Philippines (SSP) is a society of physicians, nurses, and other allied health care personnel who take special interest in stroke care, education and research. It was founded in Manila, Philippines on July 13, 1995 by a group of multi-specialty doctors whose interest is helping the country (Philippines) in reducing the incidence of stroke or brain attack thereby reducing the morbidity and mortality of stroke and improve the quality of life of those who suffered and survived stroke here in the Philippines.