The Panhellenic Federation of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders (Alzheimer Hellas) welcomes the press conference of the Ministry of Health, which took place on 6 November 2023, focusing on the completion of the Psychiatric Reform in Greece. During the press conference, the Deputy Minister of Health, responsible for Mental Health issues, Dimitris Vartzopoulos presented the upcoming bill for the reform, and the Minister of Health, Michalis Chrysochoidis (pictured), presented the new institutional framework for the treatment of dementia and Alzheimer's disease.
After years of continuous efforts by all stakeholders active in providing information, services and care for people with dementia and their families in Greece (Alzheimer Associations since 1995, Panhellenic Federation for Alzheimer's Disease since 2007, National Observatory for Dementia since 2015, Hellenic Initiative Against Alzheimer's disease since 2019, etc.) and always in collaboration with the Directorate of Mental Health of the Ministry of Health, Alzheimer Hellas expects that all procedures will take place much faster than in the past. Alzheimer Hellas also hopes that the new action plan, as well as the draft law on the rights, daily life and procedural matters governing the lives of people with dementia and their families, will be fully implemented to effectively help all those affected by the disease.
Finally, the organisation welcomes the establishment of the National Council on Dementia and Alzheimer's disease with the participation of representatives from four ministries (Health, Family, Labour and Finance).
