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UK “Health at a Glance 2017” Using OECD Indicators (BBC News / OECD)

Posted on November 14, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)’s Health at a Glance provides “the latest comparable data and trends on the performance of health systems in OECD countries”. Britain appears to be the “most obese nation” in Western Europe, … Continue reading →

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Announcements From WHO’s First Ministerial Conference on Global Action Against Dementia Conference (Dementia Challenge / Department of Health / World Dementia Council / WHO / GAAD)

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced a $100 million Dementia Discovery Fund at the World Health Organisation’s First Ministerial Conference on Global Action Against Dementia Conference. The Dementia Discovery Fund will be used to finance dementia research with the … Continue reading →

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Emerging Leaders In Dementia: Communiqué for the First WHO Ministerial Conference on Global Action Against Dementia (World Dementia Council)

Posted on March 15, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A group of “young leaders in dementia” will take part in the First Global Ministerial Conference on Global Action Against Dementia, which is to be hosted by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Geneva on March 16th – 17th … Continue reading →

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Global Ministerial Conference on Global Action Against Dementia (WHO / Department of Health / Dementia Challenge)

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The World Health Organisation (WHO) will stage the First Global Ministerial Conference on Global Action Against Dementia on March 16th – 17th 2015, in Geneva. This event will engage a larger number of countries in the international focus on … Continue reading →

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European Health at a Glance (European Commission)

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This report summarises statistical data on health, and health systems, in 35 European countries, including all European Union member states, candidate European countries (not Albania) and European Free Trade Association countries. There is a section on dementia prevalence (among … Continue reading →

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World Dementia Council’s Newsletter: Issue No.2 (World Dementia Council)

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The World Dementia Envoy, Dr Dennis Gillings, has published the second edition of the World Dementia Council Newsletter. This is available in English currently. Translations into other languages are expected to follow shortly. Full Text Link Reference Second World … Continue reading →

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Second World Dementia Council Meeting Communique (Department of Health / Dementia Challenge / World Dementia Council)

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The World Dementia Council (WDC) has announced further steps to speed-up dementia research and increase investment, explaining plans agreed at a second meeting at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development in Paris during July 2014. The four main … Continue reading →

Launch of the Global Dementia and Alzheimer’s Action Alliance: World Health Assembly, Geneva (Department of Health / Dementia Challenge / WHO)

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The “Global Dementia and Alzheimer’s Action Alliance” has been launched at the World Health Assembly in Geneva. The World Health Assembly is the annual meeting of the World Health Organization. This Alliance is a direct outcome of the call … Continue reading →

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Towards a Better Life with Alzheimer’s Disease (ESRO / Alzheimer’s Society / Red & Yellow Care / Lancet)

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A recent report from ESRO and Red & Yellow Care (published with the Alzheimer’s Society) looks at steps required to improve the wellbeing of people living with dementia, whether in the community or in care. This thoughtfully written report … Continue reading →

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G8 Dementia Summit: Agreement Documents (Department of Health / Prime Minister’s Office)

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A declaration and a communique present the agreements consolidated at the G8 Dementia Summit. G8 countries have agreed: The ambition to identify a cure or therapy for dementia by 2025, with a commitment to significantly increase spending on dementia research … Continue reading →

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