The Confederación Española de Alzheimer y otras Demencias (CEAFA) has a new Governing Board in place since the beginning of January 2022 and as of 15 February, has announced Mariló Almagro as the new president of CEAFA. Ms Almagro replaces Cheles Cantabrana in this position, which she will hold for the next three years. Her objective is to continue working for the detection and diagnosis of dementia that, in Spain, affects a total of 1,200,000 people, in addition to defending the interests, needs and rights of all people living with Alzheimer's and other types of dementia in Spain. In her own words, this new stage is “a personal and professional challenge.
I hope I am able to meet expectations and to keep up the good work done so far by the entire Confederation and, above all, to continue reinforcing the work that the entity has been doing for the people who live with this disease." During her mandate, the new Governing Board aims to continue working to put dementia on the political agenda, seeking the necessary social commitment to carry out actions that help change the stigma associated with the disease. CEAFA brings together more than 300 family associations and represents the interests and needs of the more than 4.8 million people affected by dementia (including family carers) in Spain with Alzheimer's disease and other Dementia (also including family caregivers).
