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Towards the development of Vietnam's national dementia plan--the first step of action
- Source :
- Australas J Ageing
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Australia : Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, 2020.
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Abstract
- Objective: To foster a national dialogue on addressing dementia as an emerging public health problem and formulating a strategy for developing Vietnam's national dementia plan. Methods: In September 2018, the Vietnamese National Geriatric Hospital supported by University staff in Australia and the United States organised the first Vietnam National Dementia Conference in Hanoi. Results: Over 270 Vietnamese dementia stakeholders and international dementia experts participated in the conference. The participants agreed dementia was a public health priority in Vietnam and identified the need for the development of Vietnam's national dementia plan. Policymakers supported positioning dementia as a priority in the national health agenda. Research institutions created collaboration to generate scientific information for policymaking process. Funding and international supports were obtained to develop Vietnam's national dementia plan. Conclusion: Strong leadership, stakeholder engagement and international support are critical in raising awareness and advocating for the development of Vietnam's national dementia plan usc Refereed/Peer-reviewed
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Vietnamese
education
Stakeholder engagement
Plan (drawing)
Public administration
Article
03 medical and health sciences
030502 gerontology
Political science
mental disorders
medicine
Dementia
Humans
health care economics and organizations
Aged
Community and Home Care
National health
pllicy
Public health
national plan
Australia
General Medicine
medicine.disease
language.human_language
United States
Action (philosophy)
Vietnam
language
Public Health
Geriatrics and Gerontology
0305 other medical science
dementia
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Australas J Ageing
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....3e2223a5991887ca7cee8d1b10f47f3f