In Italy there are about 1,200,000 people with dementia, over half of whom have Alzheimer's, about 900,000 with mild neuro-cognitive disorders. The costs associated with these diseases are considerable: they amount to 23 billion per year and 63% of the economic burden is borne by families.
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"The progressive ageing of the population, especially in Italy, makes it increasingly urgent to give answers that do not only look today, but above all in the medium and long term," said Minister Schillaci.
In Italy there are about 1,200,000 people with dementia, over half of whom have Alzheimer's disease, about 900,000 with mild cognitive neurological disorders. The costs associated with these diseases are considerable: they amount to 23 billion per year and 63% of the economic burden is borne by families. L'articolo In Italy 1.2 million with dementias, 50% with Alzheimer's comes from Rec News.