NCD Summit

Marc WortmannExecutive Director

Alzheimer’s Disease International London, UK

Key dates

• 19 and 20 September 2011 in New York• Summit of Heads of States prior to General

Assembly of United Nations• Process started by Caribbean countries led by

Trinidad & Tobago• Several preparatory meetings:

• Ministers conference and NGO consultation WHO in Moscow 27-29 April

• Civil Society hearing 16 June 2011

• Start of a process

Why is it important

• First time UN attention for chronic diseases• Future priorities (post MDG?)• Majority of people worldwide now die from

NCD• Growing cost is a becoming a burden to health

systems and government budgets• Shift in focus from infectious to chronic

diseases

Dementia worldwide

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Numbers of people with dementia(millions)

What ADI could add

• Global data, including many data form lower and

middle income countries (LAMIC)

• Global cost higher than any other disease

• Relationship dementia with dependency and need

for care (10/66)

• Relationship between dementia and poverty: loss of

jobs, especially in LAMIC (ADI-report 2009 - 56)

What ADI can add (2)

• In papers so far no refer to AGEING as the main driver of NCDs

• Comorbidity• Shared risk factors with other diseases:

• Lack of physical exercise• High blood pressure• Smoking• Diet• Etc

Preferred outcome of the summit

• Recommendations towards reducing risk factors

• Better disease management improves quality of life and reduces risk factors

• Importance of strengthen primary health care systems

• Recognition of dependency and needs for care• Recognition of caregivers and need for

caregiver support