On 5 and 6 September, a meeting of the Health Ministers of the G20 was held in Rome, Italy. During the two days, participants focused on multiple issues related to health, including examining the impact of COVID-19 on the sustainable development goals (SDG) of the 2030 Agenda, agreeing what should be done to prepared for future pandemics and identifying tools which allow countries to effectively counter the pandemic. the conclusion of the meeting a joint declaration was published. Of particular interest for Alzheimer Europe and its members was the reference to dementia in paragraph 11 of the declaration, which stated:
“We commit to promoting a healthy and sustainable recovery which builds towards achieving and sustaining UHC by strengthening public health and focusing on primary health care, a vital front line and crucial link to the wider health system, and tackling the impact of the social, economic and environmental determinants of health. We recognise the need to adopt a renewed long-term vision embedding the achievement of UHC as the overarching goal of the health-related SDGs, including by paying attention to healthy ageing and dementia, in continuity with the G20 Health Ministers’ Declaration 2019, Okayama, Japan.”
The fully declaration can be read at: https://www.g20.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/G20_Italia_2021_Health_Declaration_final_05092021_OFFICIAL.pdf
A detailed position paper on implementing the declaration has also been published and can be read at: https://www.salute.gov.it/imgs/C_17_pagineAree_5459_9_file.pdf