On 21 September, World Alzheimer's Day, Alzheimer's Disease International released the World Alzheimer Report 2009, which presents a comprehensive global prevalence study of dementia, looking at levels of mortality, disability, strain on carers and dependency. Frighteningly, the report estimates that 35.6 million people worldwide will be living with a form of dementia in 2010 and that this number is estimated to nearly double every 20 years, to 65.7 million in 2030, and 115.4 million in 2050.
The report also offers examples of good national dementia plans and information on health service responses. It includes eight recommendations that will provide a global framework for action on dementia, the first of which is that The World Health Organization (WHO) should declare dementia a world health priority.
The report also offers examples of good national dementia plans and information on health service responses. It includes eight recommendations that will provide a global framework for action on dementia, the first of which is that The World Health Organization (WHO) should declare dementia a world health priority.
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