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Global Plans to Fight Alzheimer’s

The following countries have plans to fight Alzheimer’s disease.  Click a link to read a plan. See how these plans differ from the National Alzheimer’s Project Act in the United States.

  • Australia – National Framework for Action on Dementia 2006-2010
  • England – Living well with dementia: a National Dementia Strategy
  • European Alzheimer’s Initiative
  • France – National plan for “Alzheimer and related diseases” 2008-2012
  • Netherlands – National Dementia Programme
  • Norway – Dementia Plan 2015
  • Republic of Korea – Dementia strategy Korea
  • Scotland – Scotland’s National Dementia Strategy
  • USA State Plans (at the Alzheimer’s Association site)
  • Wales – National Dementia Vision

 

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