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WHO Global Action Plan on the Public Health Response to Dementia
WHO Global Action Plan on the Public Health Response to Dementia
The rise in cases of dementia around the world as the population in many
countries have started ageing prompted the World Health Organization,
WHO, to recognize this disease as a public health priority in 2017.
The WHO Response
The WHO Global Action Plan on the Public Health Response to dementia
2017 – 2025 provides countries and public health bodies within national
government health initiatives, a comprehensive blueprint for action.
Key Points in the Global Action Plan
- Make dementia as a public health priority
- Increase awareness of dementia
- Create a dementia-inclusive society
- Reduce the risk of dementia
- Develop initiatives for diagnosis, treatment and care
- Develop publicly circulated information about dementia
- Develop support systems for dementia carers
- Fund more research for dementia
The Global Dementia Observatory (GDO)
In order to support the Global Action Plan, WHO also developed the
Global Dementia Observatory (GDO). This is a data portal that collates
country data on 35 key dementia indicators across the Global Action Plan’s
seven strategic areas. Concurrently, as a complement to the GDO, WHO
launched the GDO Knowledge Exchange Platform, which is a repository of good practices in the area of dementia, collected and collated from national
efforts around the world.
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