"She said the inclusion of dementia is particularly significant for lower-income countries, many of which are still in "denial" about the condition. Even in high-income countries where dementia gets attention, like the U.S., it has been a struggle to bring about the behavioral changes and medical interventions such as weight loss and better blood pressure control that could delay the onset of the condition. And, for many families dealing with dementia, finding adequate care and support is far from easy."
"While the World Health Organization did put forward a global action plan on dementia in 2017, which was extended earlier this year, Barbarino says, dementia is often missing or minimized in major policies, frameworks and discussions about non-communicable diseases. For example, WHO's 2022 report Invisible Numbers: The True Extent of Non-communicable Diseases and What To Do About Them didn't mention it. And in 2011 the U.N. did mention Alzheimer's disease in a declaration but did not make specific commitments to address dementia."
The United Nations 2025 political declaration formally recognizes dementia and commits to scaling up access to services for the estimated 57 million people living with the condition worldwide. Inclusion of dementia is particularly significant for lower-income countries, many of which remain in denial about the condition. Even in high-income countries, preventing or delaying dementia through behavioral changes and medical interventions such as weight loss and better blood pressure control has proven difficult. Families frequently struggle to find adequate care and support. The World Health Organization issued a global action plan on dementia in 2017, later extended, but dementia is often missing or minimized in major non-communicable disease frameworks.
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