German Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn and Federal Family Minister Franziska Giffey have given the go-ahead for the development of a national dementia strategy, they announced at the launch of the “Allianz for People with Dementia 2014-2018” report.
On World Alzheimer’s Day, the European Prevention of Alzheimer’s Dementia (EPAD) project has reached a new milestone where the EPAD Cohort study has screened more than 1,000 research participants.
Delegates can register for the 28th Alzheimer Europe Conference (#28AEC) in Barcelona until 19 October. The conference, “Making dementia a European priority” will take place from 29 - 31 October 2018.
Alzheimer Europe (AE) has signed an open letter written by the European Disability Forum (EDF), calling for strengthened provisions to be included within the Disability Act, legislation which would govern accessibility of goods and services.
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