MEDIA RELEASE – ALZHEIMER EUROPE Luxembourg, 17 December 2021 – Today, the European Medicines Agency (EMA), in a decision closely watched by the European dementia community, decided not to authorise aducanumab for the treatment of mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer’s disease…
Global status report on the public health response to dementia
Source : World Health Organization https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240033245 Halfway into the implementation of the Global dementia action plan, the Global status report on the public health response to dementia takes stock of actions driven by Member States, WHO and civil society since the adoption of…
September : World Alzheimer’s Month
World failing to address dementia challenge 2 September 2021 News release Reading time: 4 min (1026 words)Source : Word Health Organization Only a quarter of countries worldwide have a national policy, strategy or plan for supporting people with dementia and their families, according to…
Zet dementie mee op de kaart!
Goed voor druk “De Stilte van Alzheimer” De Ligue Nationale Alzheimer Liga ASBL/vzw/VoG geeft op 21 augustus de goed voor druk bij Philately & Stamps Printing voor de postzegeluitgifte ‘De Stilte van Alzheimer’. Zo trekken de regionale liga’s, onder voorzitterschap…
ADI Verslag: “From Plan to Impact III” – Governments must heed the lessons of COVID-19 and the disproportionate impact for people with dementia
Dit verslag is in het Engels. U kunt het in het Nederlands vertalen met Deepl Translate! London, 25 June 2020 – A new report by ADI calls on world governments to ensure that dementia remains a priority during and after the COVID-19…
WHO 73rd World Health Assembly Statement submitted by Alzheimer’s Disease International
Written statements exceptionally considered under provisional agenda item 3 Address by WHO Director-General devoted to the COVID-19 pandemic response in advance of the opening of the Health Assembly Honourable chair and distinguished delegates, Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) is the global…
Despite a marked reduction in the prevalence of dementia, the number of people with dementia is set to double by 2050 according to new Alzheimer Europe report
Brussels, 18 February 2020 – Today, at a European Parliament lunch debate hosted by Christophe Hansen MEP (Luxembourg), Alzheimer Europe launched a new report presenting the findings of its collaborative analysis of recent prevalence studies and setting out updated prevalence rates…
De campagne ‘Tiny en haar verwarde opa’ gaat succesvol verder!
Op 21 september 2019, Werelddag Dementie, werd aan de pers de lancering van de campagne “Tiny en haar verwarde opa” aangekondigd, om het gratis nummer 0800 15 225 van de Nationale Alzheimer Liga te promoten. U kunt dit nummer bellen als…
Tiny en haar verwarde opa
Op 21 september is het de 25ste Wereld Alzheimer Dag. De Nationale Alzheimer Liga zet deze dag in de kijker met een bewustmakingscampagne rond het gratis nummer 0800 15 225, gericht op het grote publiek, professionals, patiënten en hun familie…