A new report finds the number of people suffering from dementia has risen 22 percent in the past three years, with 44 million people living with the disease worldwide.
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Alzheimer's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disease affecting memory and thinking and making the person increasingly dependent on others.
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Marc Wortmann, executive director at Alzheimer Disease International, said: "It's a global epidemic and it is only getting worse -- if we look into the future the numbers of elderly people will rise dramatically.
"It's vital that the World Health Organisation makes dementia a priority, so the world is ready to face this condition."
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Britain's Department of Health called dementia "a growing worldwide challenge".
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Age-adjusted rates in aging populations, especially among those who are at the highest risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer's disease, is on the decline, a new study reveals.
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"The G8 summit next week will provide a unique opportunity to make real progress much faster, and re-double international efforts to find effective treatments and cures."
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"Since my own grandmother, Nans, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, I have experienced at first hand just how terribly painful and frightening dementia can be for both the person diagnosed and their family," she wrote in a letter published in Thursday's Times.
"On behalf of all those who have dementia today, and the future generations who might still be spared, I would urge the G8 to deliver."
Source-AFP
