1. Mediterranean Alzheimer Alliance:
Making Alzheimer’s disease a priority in the Mediterranean
Federico Palermiti
AMPA, Monaco 1

3. Dementia worldwide World Alzheimer’s Report 2009 3
Alzheimer’s Disease International
World Alzheimer’s Report 2009 3

4. Numbers of people with dementia (millions)
Alzheimer’s Disease International
World Alzheimer’s Report 2009
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6. WHY A MEDITERRANEAN NETWORK OF EXPERTS FOR ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE?
Historical, geographical and cultural links
Medical and social problems surrounding Alzheimer’s disease under estimated, insufficiently documented (especially in North Africa)
A Mediterranean region with common specificities (prevalence, family solidarities, stigma, socio economic inequalities, diagnosis and care support disparities…)
identify, incite and organise adapted and common solutions for care, support, research and public policy in this region
3 MEDITERRANEAN ALZHEIMER ALLIANCE (MAA) WORKSHOPS:
January 2011: 1st MAA Workshop in Monaco
April 2013: 2nd MAA Workshop in Marrakech (Morocco)
October 2013: 3rd MAA Workshop in St Julian’s (Malta) 6 6

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8. THE MAA MEMBERS 12 COUNTRIES, 16 MEMBERS 12 countries since 2011
FOR THE ASSOCIATIONS
1. Croatia: Alzheimer Croatia 
2. France: France Alzheimer 
3. Greece: Alzheimer Greek Federation of
Alzheimer Disease and related Disorder 
4. Italy: Alzheimer Uniti Italia 
5. Lebanon: Alzheimer Association Lebanon
6. Malta: Mata Dementia Society 
7. Monaco: AMPA
8. Morocco: Espoir Maroc Alzheimer
9. Portugal: Alzheimer Portugal 
10. Slovenia: Alzheimer Slovenia
11. Spain: Fundación ACE Barcelona
12. Tunisia: Alzheimer Tunisia
FOR THE EXPERTS (NON ASSOCIATIVE): 
13. Fondation Médéric Alzheimer (France)
14. Prof. Anne Marie Duguet (France) 
15. Karine Lefeuvre Darnajou (France)
16. Philippe Migliasso (Monaco)
12 countries since 2011
2 expected countries in 2014 8 8

9. NEXT STEPS?
First “Alzheimer and Mediterranean” Report in 2014 (ALZMED Study in progress):
Update of the Alzheimer situation in each Mediterranean country
Identification of specific needs and adapted solutions
Elaboration of Alzheimer’s recommendations for Mediterranean policy makers
Develop expertise on the followings topics (scientific publications, local studies…):
Mediterranean family solidarities
Elderly migrants and health care system in North Mediterranean
Social and cultural representation of dementia in the Mediterranean (stigma)
Non pharmacological interventions and their implementation in the Mediterranean
Internet website with exchange plateform for the MAA
Organisation of the 4th MAA Workshop in Lisbon (oct 2014)
Longer-term projects:
- Academic, scientific and associative collaborations between the two banks
- Training for healthcare professionnals (in North Africa) 9 9

10. Mediterranean Alzheimer Alliance:
To join and support the
Mediterranean Alzheimer Alliance:
Federico Palermiti
AMPA Monaco 10