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"The average age of the European population is constantly rising and this makes age-related problems, particularly dementias, increasingly important.
It is estimated that over 35 million people suffer from dementia globally, and this number could double every 20 years. In Europe, 9.9 million people suffer from dementia and many of them have Alzheimer’s disease.
A study by Alzheimer’s Disease International shows that each Alzheimer’s patient costs EU countries EUR 24 000 a year, making a total of around EUR 161 billion. In the decades to come, dementia is likely to be one of the main challenges to the sustainability of our national health systems.
Given the statistics on the number of people involved, it is necessary to provide services and support for people with dementia and particularly their families, the main sources of support for their care. This has been done in several Member States which have implemented the Alzheimer’s and similar diseases plan. The common objective must be to promote greater public awareness about the diseases associated with ageing and to complement World Alzheimer’s Day, held on 21 September, with information campaigns on the prevention of such diseases and the treatment of cerebral vascular accidents."@en1
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