The Confederación Española de Alzheimer y otras demencias (CEAFA) produced a document of claims, i.e. a set of demands that have been agreed by the member organisations at a working meeting held earlier this year (in April) and that respond to the global and shared approach of all the organisations that make up the Confederation. These claims are as follows:
The singularity and specificity of dementia should be recognised
The right of people to receive early and accurate diagnosis should be recognised
The right of access to current and future treatment should be recognised
The Dependency Law must be deeply revised
The network of associations that make up CEAFA should be considered a privileged ally in the fight against Alzheimer's and in promoting the quality of life of people affected by the disease.
The claims can be found in this document and also in a short video On 12 September, the conference “Somos específic@s” (We are specific) was organised in the Municipal Auditorium of Guardo (Palencia), where the President of CEAFA, Maria Dolores Almagro, presented the main claims. This year the event was held in a small town of less than 6,000 inhabitants: “The choice of this town is a recognition of the work of the association, but also of the people affected by Alzheimer's or other types of dementia who live in rural areas. This year, as we claim our specificity, we wanted to go a step further, not only to report these situations, but to come here to tell the country that rural areas also exist, that they want attention and that their inhabitants deserve access to the resources they need”, said Maria Dolores Almagro. The event was attended by experts from the health and social fields, as well as a member of CEAFA's Panel of Experts on People with Alzheimer's, who reflected on and discussed the importance of the specificity of the disease in order to guarantee the rights of people affected by Alzheimer's disease. For further information: https://www.ceafa.es/es/que-hacemos/dia-mundial-del-alzheimer/dia-mundial-del-alzheimer-2024
