Advancing Global Collaboration for Dementia and Healthy Aging
08.10.2024 @ 13:00 - 17:00
Side Event at the 2024 G7 Health Ministerial Meeting: Advancing Global Collaboration for Dementia and Healthy Aging
EBC is pleased to collaborate with the Davos Alzheimer’s Collaborative (DAC), who will be hosting event on the sidelines of the 2024 G7 Health Ministerial Meeting: Advancing Global Collaboration for Dementia and Healthy Aging. The event will take place on 8 October 2024 from 13:00-17:00 CET in Ancona, Italy.
As the world’s population ages, dementias including Alzheimer’s disease are among the most pressing global health challenges. The profound impacts of dementias are looming threats that will increasingly strain health systems, societies, and individuals. DAC recognizes and applauds the previous efforts and commitments made by governments of the G7 to address dementias. However, the stark reality remains: the global community is not yet equipped to actualize and achieve these commitments.
On the sidelines of the G7 Health Ministerial meeting, the premier stage for international collaboration on critical health issues, the event aims to emphasize the continued need for global coordination and commitment to healthy aging, brain health, and addressing the global burden of dementias including Alzheimer’s disease. It will showcase the progress that is being made on all fronts in the fight to end Alzheimer’s, including policy advances, scientific innovations, and improved care pathways. The event will convene high-level stakeholders – including government, policy makers, international organizations, industry, and civil society – around the objectives:
- Reiterating the importance of a person-centric approach to developing new treatments and strengthening health systems in support of people living with dementias including Alzheimer’s Disease.
- Highlighting the progress countries have made since the 2023 G7 communiqué in Japan supported “policies and resources to care for people living with dementia,” including on early detection of Alzheimer’s disease and on the development of new therapeutics.
- Building consensus on the urgent need for sustained global collaboration toward healthy aging and brain health, including in addressing Alzheimer’s and dementia, supporting the realization of national plans, coordination, and knowledge sharing at the global level.
The Davos Alzheimer’s Collaborative
DAC is a critical player in the dementia, brain health and healthy aging landscape. DAC’s focus is on scaling research to drive new innovations, accelerating precision treatments through the global research and research infrastructure without sacrificing quality, and equipping healthcare systems to improve individual lives today and in the future. DAC is leading the largest global response of its kind, driving scientific discovery, and aligning health systems to help people worldwide, including those in low- and middle-income countries left out of previous efforts to fight Alzheimer’s.
Please note that requesting registration does not guarantee admission to the event. You will be notified by a member of the DAC team if your request is approved.