World Alzheimer's Day - September 21
On 21 September, the English Confederation of Relatives of Patients with Alzheimer and other dementias ( CEAFA ) Federations and Associations members, and 200,000 families they represent, celebrated World Alzheimer's Day , an event established by the World Health Organization (WHO ) And sponsored by Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI ) in 1994.
All events organized for this celebration is twofold: on the one hand, to sensitize and inform English society about this epidemic of XXI century requesting support and solidarity of the population general and the institutions and public and private agencies and on the other hand, developing a health education campaign aimed at promoting the prevention of this disease, which affects more than 3.5 million people in Spain (among those who suffer and family caregivers).
promotional slogan and promotional materials
This year, the theme chosen to promote national World Alzheimer's Day by the Confederation and all member associations has been " Alzheimer . Together we . "
in Spain are estimated to live with Alzheimer's more than 3.5 million people, who have the disease and their family caregivers. All of them represented by 300 associations in the English Confederation of Relatives of Alzheimer and other dementias, a body which this year celebrates its twentieth anniversary helping to improve the quality of life of people affected by this disease.
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World Alzheimer's Day
Source: Ceafa.es
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