• List of tasks for China under the WHO Global Action Plan for Public Health Response to Dementia 2017-2025

    Subjects: Medicine, Pharmacy >> Clinical Medicine submitted time 2022-10-31 Cooperative journals: 《中国全科医学》

    Abstract: As a major public health problem, dementia has attracted global attention. Early detection and interventions targeting at high risk people of cognitive impairment, can help prevent the onset and postpone the progression of dementia. The rapid increase in the number of  elderly people with dementia in China poses challenges in terms of preventive care, health promotion, social support and research innovation. In this paper, we summarise the research progress in social support, risk factors interventions, person-centred care, information system development, innovative research and science and technology translation in the prevention and treatment of dementia in China from the perspective of the "Global Action Plan on the Public Health Response to Dementia: 2017—2025", and propose a "Dementia Preventive Care Action Plan" for China from the WHO Global Action perspective and the current situation of policy and practice. The list of tasks in China's "Dementia Preventive Care Action Plan" combines China's current dementia prevention and treatment priorities with reality resources, with a view to providing reference for relevant dementia policy decisions and practical responses.

  • WHO and 25 countries / regions ' national action plans for dementia and its enlightenment to China

    Subjects: Medicine, Pharmacy >> Clinical Medicine submitted time 2022-07-20 Cooperative journals: 《中国全科医学》

    Abstract: Dementia is a major public health challenge posed by aging ofpopulation. This papersystematically elaborated thebackground and action area ofthe World Health Organization (WHO) "Global action planonthe public health response to dementia2017-2025 ",reviewed25countries/regions coping with dementiapriorities of national action plan and specific measuressince 2009,explored the enlightenment of international experience responseto dementia on the prevention and treatment of dementia in China. The WHO global action plan includes seven priority action areas: dementia as apublic health priority,dementia awarenessand friendliness, risk reduction, diagnosis, treatment, care and support, support forcarers, construction of information systems, and research and innovation. Accordingly, 25 countries (regions) have deployed priority action areas from the aspects of prevention, intervention, research, support, implementation, legislation and evaluation. According to the seven priority areas proposed by WHO, this paper proposes,China should focus on developing thesepriorities areas when formulating the Chinesenational action plan for dementia,and fully consider the successful experience of WHO member states in early screening of high-risk groups,reducing risk factors,formulating long-term care insurance,creating a friendly social atmosphere,building a national monitoring systemandsoon.