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Publication Date
2011
2 p
This joint position paper highlights that ageing and the associated risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias is a key factor for the 21st century’s social and economic sustainability and should therefore be an essential component of the UN’s NCD considerations. This paper outlines seven related considerations for the UN Summit on NCDs and highlights eight recommendations. This paper is useful to anyone interested in NCDs and ageing
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Keywords
Cross-cutting; strategic planning; Disability and social diversity; elderly; Global picture; demographics; diseases: non-communicable diseases (NCD); alzheimer's; dementia; Health; systems: leadership and governance; systems: service delivery; Development/ Humanitarian; development agencies; Inclusion; inclusion and mainstreaming; treatment and prevention
