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Qatar is participating in the world's largest survey of people's attitudes towards dementia led by Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI).
Dementia is one of the most serious health crises of our time in the world. An estimated 50 million people worldwide have dementia, and that number is expected to reach 152 million by 2050. Every three seconds, a person develops dementia. Yet most sufferers do not suffer a diagnosis or support.
Deaths due to dementia more than doubled between 2000 and 2016, making it the fifth leading cause of death in the world in 2016 compared to 14 in 2000. Despite its prevalence, dementia is a silent cause of death. stigma remains a major obstacle to diagnosis. , treatment and care. In addition, the prevalence of dementia increases rapidly with the aging of the population.
"Dementia is really a global health crisis and we need a global response to this investigation. Stigma remains the most important and widespread barrier facing the community of people with dementia, preventing people from seeking advice and support, said Paola Barbarino, CEO of ADI. "We hope that this survey and the subsequent report will deal with stigma in all its forms, clearly explaining what the consequences will be for people with dementia worldwide and what can be done about it," he said. she adds.
Qatar's National Health Strategy 2018-2022 identifies "healthy aging" as a priority population. One of the first achievements of the NHS 2018-2022 was the launch of the Qatar National Dementia Plan in 2018. The plan outlines Qatar's vision for the development and expansion of future services for people. with dementia. This includes the provision of dementia care and support for people with the disease, their caregivers and their families, so that they can live with dignity, respect, autonomy and independence. # 39; equality.
"Qatar's National Plan to Fight Dementia is born out of the recognition that the human and economic costs of the disease will increase at an accelerated pace, highlighting the need to keep dementia as a public health priority in the world. country, "said Dr. Hanadi Al Hamad, NHS National Priority Population Leader" Healthy Aging "2018-2022, and Chair of the Department of Geriatrics and Long-Term Care at Hamad Medical Corporation.
The survey, which is currently available on the ADI website (www.alz.co.uk/research/world-report-2019), will form the basis of the World Alzheimer Report 2019, published by ADI during the World Month of Alzheimer's Disease in September.
The survey solicits feedback from four key groups: the general public, health and health care professionals, people with dementia and caregivers of people with dementia, to create the largest survey in the world. world on attitudes towards dementia. The questions are mostly multiple choice and the survey is entirely anonymous, accessible and available online and offline in multiple languages, including Arabic.
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