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Expanding Representation of Low and Middle Income Countries in Global Dementia Research: Commentary From the Alzheimer's Association

Alzheimer's disease (AD) and all other dementia represent a global challenge, with an estimated 50 million individuals in the world living with dementia today. In low and middle income countries (LMICs), the burden of disease often is greater, and some of these countries are projected to have s...

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Autores principales: Sexton, Claire, Snyder, Heather M., Chandrasekaran, Lakshmi, Worley, Susan, Carrillo, Maria C.
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Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8005715/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33790849
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2021.633777
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author Sexton, Claire
Snyder, Heather M.
Chandrasekaran, Lakshmi
Worley, Susan
Carrillo, Maria C.
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Snyder, Heather M.
Chandrasekaran, Lakshmi
Worley, Susan
Carrillo, Maria C.
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description Alzheimer's disease (AD) and all other dementia represent a global challenge, with an estimated 50 million individuals in the world living with dementia today. In low and middle income countries (LMICs), the burden of disease often is greater, and some of these countries are projected to have some of the largest increases in dementia prevalence during the next few decades. As the world's largest voluntary health organization dedicated to AD and all other dementia, the Alzheimer's Association is committed to its vision of a world without dementia and recognizes the needs, challenges, and opportunities for dementia research in all parts of the world, and especially in LMICs. Currently, the Association is devoting more than $215 million in funding to nearly 600 best-of-field projects in 31 countries, including a significant number of projects that advance and support LMIC-specific research. The innovative work in LMICs is focused on addressing unmet needs or challenges associated with the many unique cultural, demographic, and economic characteristics of these countries. The Association also is expanding leading global forums such as the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC). In an effort to create new learning and participation opportunities, the Association also has been partnering with other international organizations and collaborating with local leadership to provide AAIC Satellite Symposia (AAIC SS) in LMIC regions around the world. In 2021 and beyond, the Association is committed to continuing these LMIC-focused initiatives, identifying gaps in LMIC research and resources, and enhancing collaboration and communication among researchers in these regions.
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spelling pubmed-80057152021-03-30 Expanding Representation of Low and Middle Income Countries in Global Dementia Research: Commentary From the Alzheimer's Association Sexton, Claire Snyder, Heather M. Chandrasekaran, Lakshmi Worley, Susan Carrillo, Maria C. Front Neurol Neurology Alzheimer's disease (AD) and all other dementia represent a global challenge, with an estimated 50 million individuals in the world living with dementia today. In low and middle income countries (LMICs), the burden of disease often is greater, and some of these countries are projected to have some of the largest increases in dementia prevalence during the next few decades. As the world's largest voluntary health organization dedicated to AD and all other dementia, the Alzheimer's Association is committed to its vision of a world without dementia and recognizes the needs, challenges, and opportunities for dementia research in all parts of the world, and especially in LMICs. Currently, the Association is devoting more than $215 million in funding to nearly 600 best-of-field projects in 31 countries, including a significant number of projects that advance and support LMIC-specific research. The innovative work in LMICs is focused on addressing unmet needs or challenges associated with the many unique cultural, demographic, and economic characteristics of these countries. The Association also is expanding leading global forums such as the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC). In an effort to create new learning and participation opportunities, the Association also has been partnering with other international organizations and collaborating with local leadership to provide AAIC Satellite Symposia (AAIC SS) in LMIC regions around the world. In 2021 and beyond, the Association is committed to continuing these LMIC-focused initiatives, identifying gaps in LMIC research and resources, and enhancing collaboration and communication among researchers in these regions. Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-15 /pmc/articles/PMC8005715/ /pubmed/33790849 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2021.633777 Text en Copyright © 2021 Sexton, Snyder, Chandrasekaran, Worley and Carrillo. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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title_fullStr Expanding Representation of Low and Middle Income Countries in Global Dementia Research: Commentary From the Alzheimer's Association
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title_short Expanding Representation of Low and Middle Income Countries in Global Dementia Research: Commentary From the Alzheimer's Association
title_sort expanding representation of low and middle income countries in global dementia research: commentary from the alzheimer's association
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