• WHO's Global Dementia Observatory launched

    World Dementia Council welcomes essential step in global fight against dementia

    The World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched the Global Dementia Observatory, an international surveillance platform that will monitor progress around the world in meeting global aims to defeat dementia set out in the WHO Global action plan for the...

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    Published date: December 2017 by info@worlddementiacouncil.com
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  • WDC welcomes Bill Gates’ investment in dementia

    World Dementia Council welcomes boost for research on disease-modifying therapies - Bill Gates joins battle against Dementia

    Respected philanthropist Bill Gates has invested $50 million in the Dementia Discovery Fund (DDF). This is Mr Gates’ first investment in dementia research, and a personal one, sparked by experience of Alzheimer’s in...

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    Published date: November 2017 by info@worlddementiacouncil.com
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  • WDC at World Health Summit

    WDC Chair, Yves Joanette, participated in the 2017 World Health Summit in Berlin, Germany on 15th to 17th October. 

    WDC Chair, Yves Joanette, participated in the World Health Summit 2017 in Berlin, Germany on 15th to 17th October. The theme of the meeting was Science – Innovation – Policies...

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    Published date: October 2017 by info@worlddementiacouncil.com
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