Introduction
On 4 September, the French Government published a national strategy for neurodegenerative diseases 2025-2030.
This plan had been preceded by three national Alzheimer Plans, which had been launched in 2001, 2004 and 2008, as well as a neurodegenerative diseases plan between 2014-2019 and a neurodegenerative diseases roamap 2021-2022.
Outline of strategy
Supported by the Ministries of Health, Autonomy, Disability and Higher Education, the new strategy contains 37 measures, across the following six priority areas relating to prevention, care and support, and research:
• Priority area 1: Inform and change perceptions – Consider how to adapt society to accommodate the growing number of people with cognitive disorders.
• Priority area 2: Prevent and detect earlier – Prevent and detect neurodegenerative diseases early in order to ensure better guidance as soon as possible.
• Priority area 3: Improve care and support carers – Adapt the care of cognitive disorders and meet the needs of carers.
• Priority area 4: Strengthen home support – Make the shift to home care a reality by enabling all people to receive support according to their needs.
• Priority area 5: Meeting complex needs in institutions – Specialised care and technical skills for complex disorders.
• Priority area 6: Stimulating research and innovation – Making France a world leader in research and innovation.
Further information
Further information on the strategy is available at: https://solidarites.gouv.fr/strategie-nationale-maladies-neurodegeneratives-lancement-des-travaux-de-concertation
The currenty strategy for 2025-2030 is available to download, as well are previous plans and strategies.