Estimated increase in dementia worldwide

Objective 1: Advocate for dementia to be a global health priority The 2012 report Dementia: a public health priority encourages countries and regions to plan PAHO region: regional action plan in progress Seek ADI support for national plans: Mexico, Costa Rica, Indonesia World Health Organization

Objective 1: Advocate for dementia to be a global health priority  There is no G8 structure  World Dementia Envoy & Council; UK secretariat  3 ADI working groups on research; awareness; health systems  Global Alzheimer’s & Dementia Action Alliance  Need to continue to work with WHO, OECD and possibly World Bank  International caucus of Parliamentarians G8 Summit on Dementia: what next?

5 *Includes grants, contracts, and other funding mechanisms used across the National Institutes of Health. **Includes heart disease ($1.38), coronary heart disease ($457M), cardiovascular disease ($2.14B), and stroke ($337M). Sources: MetLife Foundation; National Institutes of Health While AD Is the Second-Most Feared Health Condition in the US, it Remains Poorly Funded % People Who Fear it MostAnnual Public Research Funding ($billions)* AD

30th International Conference of Alzheimer’s Disease International April 2015 | Perth, Australia