Breaking barriers: addressing inequities in Alzheimer's disease diagnosis and treatment in Africa.

Olivier UwishemaBezawit Kassahun BekeleAbubakar NazirErick Filbert LutaElaf Abdulnaser Al-SaabIrakiza Jacques DesireChukwuma Franklin OziomaMagda Wojtara

Published in: Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) (2024)

Addressing Africa's Alzheimer's disease crisis demands a multipronged strategy to uplift diagnostic capacities, treatment availability, specialist training, public awareness, and coordinated policymaking. Prioritizing biomarkers and imaging to confirm early neurodegeneration is foundational, alongside drug access expansion.

Keyphrases

cognitive decline
healthcare
public health
high resolution
palliative care
virtual reality
photodynamic therapy
fluorescence imaging
electronic health record
replacement therapy