,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #dhi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #be1 #bjad   
,mr4 ,smi? ( ,new ,j]sey 7= himself1    
,ms4 ,wat]s1 ,mr4 ,burgess1 ,mr4        
,fattah1 & ,mr4 ,mead[s7 submitt$ !     
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs1 & 9      
addition to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &    
,comm]ce1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$    
,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se (        
,congress reg>d+ ! ne$ to facilitate &  
promote a robu/ response to ! loom+     
global crisis ( ,alzheim]'s & o!r =ms ( 
dem5tia4  ,:]eas dem5tia is a deg5]ative
 condition caus$ by disease ( !         
bra9--usually ( a *ronic or progressive 
nature--9 :i* !re is di/urbance (       
multiple high] cortical functions1      
includ+ memory1 ?9k+1 ori5tation1       
compreh5sion1 calculation1 le>n+        
capacity1 language & judgm5t4 ,:]eas    

betwe5 #e to #g p]c5t ( ! _w's          
population age #fj & above are e/imat$  
to h dem5tia4 ,:]eas dem5tia c be caus$ 
by v>i\s factors1 includ+ traumatic or  
localiz$ bra9 injury1 a tempor>y        
int]ruption ( ! bra9's supply ( blood or
 oxyg51 infection1 /roke1 bra9          
hemorrhage1 prolong$ seizures or ev5    
excessive alcohol use4 ,:]eas           
,alzheim]'s disease is ! mo/ common =m (
 dem5tia1 acc\nt+ = #fj-gj ( dem5tia    
cases4 ,o!r =ms ( dem5tia include       
vascul> dem5tia 7caus$ by damage f      
impair$ blood fl[71 frontotemporal      
dem5tia 7involv+ deg5]ation ( ! frontal 
lobe ( ! bra9 gov]n+ mood & behavior71  
semantic dem5tia 7caus$ by damage to !  
left temporal lobe gov]n+ spee*7 &      
dem5tia ) ,lewy bodies 7involv+ abnormal
 aggregation ( prote9 inside n]ve cells 
9 ! bra974 ,:]eas1 accord+ to           
,alzheim]'s ,disease ,int]national1 m   
?an #dd million p worldwide are suff]+ f
 ,alzheim]'s or dem5tia1 a figure t w   
exp& to m ?an #ge million p by #bjcj & m

 ?an #aae million p by #bjej if ! curr5t
 trajectory ( ! disease rema9s un*ang$4 
,globally1 a new case ( dem5tia occurs e
 f\r seconds4 ,:]eas ,alzheim]'s disease
 & relat$ dem5tias impose a deva/at+1   
unsu/a9able & rapidly gr[+ toll on !    
heal? & fiscal well-be+ ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates & all c\ntries4 ,9 #bjaj1 !      
annual global societal economic co/ (   
,alzheim]'s & dem5tia 0 e/imat$ to be   
#fjd billion1 ab\t #a p]c5t ( ! _w's    
,gross ,dome/ic ,product 7,,gdp74 ,:]eas
 m ?an #fb p]c5t ( p ) dem5tia globally 
live 9 l[-to-middle income c\ntries1 &  
by #bjej ?is p]c5tage w exce$ #gj p]c5t4
 ,:]eas ,/&>d  ,poors rat+ ag5cy has    
id5tifi$ global ag+ z ! dom9ant ?reat to
 global economic /ability t w lead to   
pr(\nd *anges 9 economic gr[? = c\ntries
 ar\nd ! _w4 ,:]eas no disease-modify+  
!rapy or treatm5t = ,alzheim]'s exi/s   
today4 ,dem5tia c be classifi$ z ei!r   
rev]sible or irrev]sible1 few] ?an #aj (
 cases ( dem5tia are due to causes t    
curr5tly may be rev]s$ ) treatm5t4      

,:]eas 9 ,janu>y #bjab1 ! ,unit$        
,nations ,g5]al ,assembly adopt$ !      
political decl>ation ( ! high-level     
meet+ ( ! ,g5]al ,assembly on !         
,prev5tion & ,controls (                
,non-communicable disease t recogniz$   
,alzheim]'s z be+ an important cause (  
morbidity & a correspond+ ne$ to provide
 equitable access to effective          
programmes & heal?- c>e int]v5tions4    
,:]eas 9 #bjab1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates adopt$ a
 ,national ,plan to ,address ,alzheim]'s
 ,disease t set z its fir/ goal prev5t+ 
& effectively treat+ ,alzheim]'s disease
 by #bjbe4 ,:]eas 9 ,decemb] #bjac !    
,g#h nations conv5$ ! ,g#h ,dem5tia     
,summit & e/abli%$ a simil> goal to     
8id5tify a cure or a disease-modify+    
!rapy = dem5tia by #bjbe & to increase  
collectively & significantly ! am\nt (  
fund+ = dem5tia rese>* to rea* t goal4  
,:]eas ! ,g#h political decl>ation call$
 = great] int]national collaboration &  
%>+ on ,alzheim]'s rese>* & = !         
developm5t ( a coord9at$ int]national   

rese>* plan t acc\nts = ! curr5t /ate ( 
! sci5ce1 id5tifies gaps &              
opportunities1 & lays out a plan = work+
 toge!r to address !m4 ,:]eas ! ,g#h    
decl>ation also call$ = great]          
innovation to improve ! quality ( life =
 p ) dem5tia & _! c>etak]s :ile r$uc+   
emotional & f9ancial burd5 & = explor+ !
 possibility ( develop+ a private &     
philan?ropic fund to support global     
dem5tia innovation43 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x   
,t x %\ld be ! policy ( ! ,u4,s4        
,gov]nm5t to enc\rage & facilitate z    
feasible3  #a4 ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &  
,human ,s]vices %all ent] into          
negotiations ) ! ,_w ,heal?             
,organization to develop a ,global      
,alzheim]'s & ,dem5tia ,action ,plan    
focus$ on ! foll[+ areas3  7,a7 ,rese>*1
 includ+ cl9ical rese>* & cl9ical       
trials1 & regulatory issue2  7,b7       
,cl9ical c>e2  7,c7 ,supportive s]vices 
= pati5ts & = c>egiv]s1 includ+ supports
 us+ innovative te*nologies2  7,d7      
,cl9ical c>e2  7,e7 ,supportive s]vices 

= pati5ts & = c>egiv]s1 includ+ supports
 us+ innovative te*nologies2  7,f7      
,prev5tion & heal? promotion2  7,g7     
,developm5t ( a /able & su/a9$          
int]national commitm5t to ,alzheim]'s   
rese>*1 &  7,h7 ,public aw>5ess &       
education1 p>ticul>ly ef=ts aim$ at     
r$uc+ /igmas & increas+ ! inclusion (   
p]sons ) ,alzheim]'s & dem5tia )9 civil 
society4  #b4 ,9 addition to ! ,,:o1 !  
ef=t %\ld involve all o!r nations t h   
adopt$ national ,alzheim]'s &_/or       
dem5tia plans or /rategies &1 to !      
greate/ ext5t possible1 connect to      
compon5ts ( "o or m ( said plans4       
,nations )\t plans yet will+ to         
p>ticipate 9 develop+ ! global /rategy c
 d s if !y commit to provid+ res\rces to
 fund ! ef=t4  #c4 ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal?
 & ,human ,s]vices along ) ! ,secret>y (
 ! ,treasury %\ld develop ! f\ndation = 
a ,global ,alzheim]'s ,fund t w\ld      
provide res\rces to support             
implem5tation ( specific /rategies ( !  
,global ,plan4 ,?is e>ly-/age ef=t %all 

include3  7,a7 ,priority areas ( focus1 
7,b7 ,gov]nance /ructure &  7,c7        
,p>ticipation ( o!r gov]nm5t1 private   
entities & non-gov]nm5tal organizations 
,! ,u4,s4 gov]nm5t %\ld assign a        
high-level p]son to lead & coord9ate all
 ,global ,alzheim]'s & dem5tia          
initiatives includ+ repres5t+ ! ,unit$  
,/ates 9 all conv5+s focus$ on develop+ 
! plan1 fund1 & correspond+ compon5ts4  
#d4 ,! ,g#h nations1 work+ ) ! ,g#bj1   
,g#gg & o!r =ums includ+ ! ,organization
 = ,economic ,coop]ation & ,developm5t  
7,,oecd7 %\ld inve/igate sy/ems to      
monitor & provide c>e to p]sons )       
,alzheim]'s & o!r =ms ( dem5tia 9       
develop+ c\ntries to help build c>e     
deliv]y capacity4  #e4 ,! ,u4,s4 ,ag5cy 
= ,int]national ,developm5t1 9          
collaboration ) all o!r relevant ,u4,s4 
ag5cies1 %\ld inve/igate ! =eign aid    
implications ( ,alzheim]'s & o!r =ms (  
dem5tia & in=m ,congress z to ! ne$ =   
possible *anges to =eign heal?c>e-relat$
 =eign assi/ance4  #f4 ,9 ord] to       

maximize ! possibility ( successful     
treatm5t = ,alzheim]'s & o!r =ms (      
dem5tia1 ! ,u4,s4 gov]nm5t %\ld enc\rage
 & facilitate p>tn]%ips ) ! private     
sector1 su* z ! curr5t p>tn]%ip betwe5 !
 ,national ,in/itutes ( heal? & #aj     
ph>maceutical companies to id5tify new  
approa*es to treat ,alzheim]'s & o!r    
m$ical conditions4