G8 Dementia Summit

The G8 dementia summit concluded with the publication of a declaration and communique setting out the agreements reached at the summit.
The countries agreed to:
set an ambition to identify a cure, or a disease-modifying therapy, for dementia by 2025
significantly increase the amount spent on dementia research
increase the number of people involved in clinical trials and studies on dementia
establish a new global envoy for dementia innovation, following in the footsteps of global envoys on HIV and Aids and on Climate Change
develop an international action plan for research
share information and data from dementia research studies across the G8 countries to work together and get the best return on investment in research
encourage open access to all publicly-funded dementia research to make data and results available for further research as quickly as possible.


http://dementiachallenge.dh.gov.uk/category/g8-dementia-summit/