The 31stᵉWorld Conference of Alzheimer’s Disease International was held in Budapest from April 21 to 24, 2016. It was the largest international conference on Alzheimer’s disease, bringing together Alzheimer’s associations from around the world, with more than 1,000 participants from 60 countries represented.
This was an opportunity for AMPA to present, for the first time, the preliminary results of its “Alzheimer and Mediterranean Report” and to call upon the international Alzheimer’s community to address the specific characteristics of this region and the urgent need for action in these countries.
This report aimed to provide an initial assessment of needs, to better understand existing systems, and to identify innovative initiatives in the Mediterranean. It also sought to highlight the medical and societal challenges and issues, and to propose avenues for reflection and action to ensure that Alzheimer’s disease becomes a public health priority in all countries bordering the Mediterranean.