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Por parte del CRE Alzheimer: Isabel Campo Blanco y Enrique Pérez Sáez

Alzheimer´s Disease International y Global Coalition on Aging

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As the number of people in Europe living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias grows significantly in the coming decades, regional action will be critical in ensuring these individuals receive the diagnosis, treatment, and care they deserve. This comprehensive Alzheimer's disease index has been created to help raise awareness and guide decision makers. The Index examines country-level progress across five categories critical to boosting initiatives at the national level, while also providing a brief overview of EU initiatives and efforts. Our goals are to help decision makers better understand the impact of these diseases, stimulate discussion about the best approaches to dealing with this crisis, and help secure and sustain funding to implement effective programs and initiatives related to Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.

This Index builds on previous calls for greater innovation in tackling the disease at the local, regional, national, and global levels. In this report, we evaluate the progress of 10 European countries across five categories critical to assessing national performance: Strategy & Commitment, Early Detection & Diagnosis, Access to Care (Medical), Awareness & Monitoring, and Care Standards & Settings.

The information in this report is divided into two main sections. The first section provides high-level findings for each category, reflecting insights gleaned from experts surveyed and interviewed across Europe. The second section is comprised of detailed country profiles, including national Alzheimer’s disease landscapes and updates on country-specific performance across the five core categories.

By distilling and analyzing a wealth of information, we hope stakeholders, particularly those less familiar with the topic, will be able to identify opportunities and gaps more easily within their countries. Stakeholders can also benefit by reviewing progress in other countries, both to identify best practices worth replicating and understand how their policies stack up against their peers. Additionally, the pan-European case studies included in this Index, led by the EU or by national governments themselves, also should serve as a source of ideas and inspiration for decision makers.

Although the majority of countries featured in this report are high-income countries (HICs) that have progressed in developing national dementia plans, highlighting their efforts can help build momentum elsewhere. As the 2019 Okayama Declaration and the 2021 Rome Declaration of the G20 Health Ministers clearly outline the need for member states to lead by example, it is vital that these countries adequately fund national plans, which is not always the case.