Global Dementia Legacy Event: Dr Shekhar Saxena

Public Health Perspective on

Dementia:

World Health Organization

Global Impact, Global Solutions

CARE TODAY, CURE TOMORROW!

Reducing the

Burden of Dementia

Prevention

TreatmentCare and Services

Research Agenda

Knowledge Transfer

WHO's Support to Global Action Against Dementia

Commitment 2 : Expand dementia research funding

• Norms and standards and mapping of dementia research funding: with OECD – Diverse systems and nomenclature being used by different

agencies– Comprehensive and accurate information on R&D resource

flows will enable comparison and benchmarking– Will enable strategic investments, improved coordination

and reduced duplication

• Create an innovative system to translate and map the diverse research classification systems into a common standard

Commitment 4 : Develop a coordinated international research action plan• Developing Dementia Research Priorities and

Setting the Agenda • Core role of WHO in shaping the research agenda and

stimulating the generation, translation and dissemination of valuable knowledge

• Research prioritization important for– maximizing disease burden reduction in equitable and cost-

effective way– improved health system efficiency and intervention delivery– discovery and development of new interventions– education regarding controllable risks

Health and Social Care

System

Country Policy and Planning

Epidemiology

Advocacy and Awareness

Caregiver SupportEconomic

Impact

Tools

Commitment 3: Improve information sharing and open access

Dementia Knowledge Network

Commitment 10 : Support improvements in care and services

Dementia risk reduction programme focusing on healthy lifestyle– Healthy diet– Reducing hypertension– Lowering cholesterol– Reducing smoking– Promoting physical activity– Promoting cognitive

stimulation

• Use of mHealth WHO's programme for

prevention of NCDs

Commitment 10 : Support improvements in care and services

Dementia drugs and treatment: Creating demand and improving access and equity• Important role of WHO in the area of medicines

Regulatory Support – Development of norms, standards and guidelines– Open access innovation– Provision of guidance and support to national

regulatory authorities to implement global guidelines

Commitment 10 : Support improvements in care and services

Information and Communication Technology for Dementia caregivers: iSupport• Most care for people with

dementia is provided by family caregivers

• Dementia is overwhelming for the caregivers – physically, emotionally and economically

• Support is required from the health, social, financial and legal systems

Global Dementia ObservatoryCommitment 3: Improve information sharing and open access

• Observatory will provide data and analyses highlights on dementia burden and response – Global epidemiological trends– Policy formulation and

adoption– Country implementation

through health and social care system

– Partnerships