Reflections from the World Dementia Council
On 11th and 12th December 2017, the World Health Organization (WHO) held an international meeting in Geneva on implementation of the Global Action Plan on the Public Health Response to Dementia 2017-2025 (GAP). The meeting included presentation of the newly-launched Global Dementia Observatory (GDO) and e-tool.
Harry Johns and Jeremy Hughes elected as Chair and Vice-Chair
The World Dementia Council reviews its membership once a year. This year, we also held a process to elect a new Chair and Vice-Chair to succeed, respectively, Yves Joanette and Raj Long, who have announced that they will step down for these appointments in Spring 2018.
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 public health response to dementia, which was endorsed by the World Health Assembly in May 2017.
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 his family, which, in turn, spurred him to spend time learning about the disease. Alzheimer’s is the most common of the diseases causing the symptoms of dementia.
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.
Phyllis Ferrell is the Global Head of External Engagement for Alzheimer’s disease and Neurodegeneration at Eli Lilly & Company, where she previously served as the leader of the Global Alzheimer’s disease development team. Ferrell’s most recent prior position was Vice President of the Chief Commercial Services Officer for Eli Lilly and Company.
Here is a selection of images from the World Dementia Council's WDC 11 meeting in London on 19th and 20th July 2017. Images by Pete Jones and Peter Paniccia. Copyright WDC:
Professor Ricardo Allegri: “Worldwide, there’s a new case of dementia every four seconds”
Professor Ricardo Allegri, a researcher from the CONICET, Argentina's Research Council, will take part in the World Dementia Council’s WDC 11 meeting in London on 20 and 21 July.
The World Dementia Council (WDC) fully endorses the statement made by the Council’s Country Associate Members, welcoming and supporting the World Health Assembly’s (WHA) adoption of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global Action Plan on the Public Health Response to Dementia.
The World Federation of Science Journalists’ (WFSJ) new website on dementia, http://www.wfsj.org/dementia/, which WDC has contributed to and is an active partner in, went live on the 1st June 2017.
The WFSJ dementia website is designed to be a toolkit for journalists in low or middle income countries (LMICs), providing them with the information they need to gather and report dementia related news and information accurately and sensitively.