The scale and profile of global dementia research funding

Globally, there are more than 50 million people living with dementia at an economic cost of more than US$1 trillion. 1 Prince M Wimo A Guerchet M Ali G-C Wu W-T Prina M World Alzheimer report 2015—the global impact of dementia: an analysis of prevalence, incidence, cost and trends. Alzheimer's Disease International, London2015 Google Scholar These numbers are projected to rise with time, driven predominantly by increasing life expectancy. In 2013, G8 (now G7) nations held a dementia summit and made commitments “to identify a cure or a disease-modifying therapy for dementia by 2025 and to increase collectively and significantly the amount of funding for dementia research to reach that goal” and to “greater innovation to improve the quality of life for people with dementia and their carers”. 2 UK GovernmentG8 Dementia Summit Declaration. Dec 11, 2013. RDD/10495. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/g8-dementia-summit-agreements/g8-dementia-summit-declarationDate accessed: August 30, 2019 Google Scholar