The G8 dementia summit concluded with the publication of a declaration and communique that sets out the agreements reached.
The countries participating have 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.
The declaration is a commitment made by the G8 to build an international effort to approach the problem of dementia together. It sets out more information on future plans, including three legacy events planned for 2014.
