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September 16-17, 2019 | Paris, France
Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease
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World Congress on
Journal of Clinical Psychiatry and Cognitive Psychology | Volume: 03
Implementing the WHO global Dementia action plan into policy
Jerry Wylie
Dementia Alliance International (DAI), Canada
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nthis presentation, Iwill outline theresponseofDementia
Alliance International members and provide a pathway
for national and regional dementia plans to incorporate
and embed human rights into policy. “Dementia is one
of the major causes of disability and dependency among
older people worldwide.” It is therefore essential policy
is embedded with human rights. Within the WHO Global
Action Plan for a Public Health Approach to Dementia,
adopted unanimously at the World Health Assembly in
Geneva in May 2017, human rights, empowerment and
accountability are characterized as three cross-cutting
principles. Twelve years after the adoption of the CRPD
by the UN General Assembly, these principles cannot be
realised without full commitment to the General Principles
and 33 Substantive Articles of the CRPD and its Optional
Protocol. All countries who have ratified the Convention
on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), must also
consider the WHO’s Global Disability and Development
Action Plan, its revised Guidelines for Community-Based
Rehabilitation and its new Quality Rights Indicators for
Mental Health (including dementia) be considered in all
plans for dementia, as well as full access to the CRPD and
other Conventions. This presentation will highlight the
importance of implementing human rights into policy and
offer insights into how to apply them to change practice.
Finally, this presentation will provide an overview of what
is missing, in the implementation of all national dementia
plans and strategies.
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info@infodai.org