Chinanews.com, Beijing, September 22. Recently, the "Focus on Cognitive Function and Protect the Dignity of Life" sponsored by the China Health Promotion Foundation, a public welfare activity for cognitive function screening was launched in many cities across the country.
Public welfare activities will provide the public with a window to recognize and screen for diseases as soon as possible, and build the first line of defense against diseases.
September 21 is "World Alzheimer's Day", and this year's theme is "Come calmly and never avoid it".
With the aging of the population, the number of patients with Alzheimer's disease in China is on the rise.
Alzheimer's disease is a chronic and progressive disease. People who are ill will gradually lose the ability to live. The disease will also bring a heavy burden of care and economics to the family.
Medical experts believe that there are many ways to regulate Alzheimer's disease. Reasonable medication and non-drug treatment can improve symptoms and maintain or improve the quality of life.
Early diagnosis, early intervention, and early treatment are the unanimous recommendations of the medical community for Alzheimer's disease.
In reality, Alzheimer's disease is facing dilemmas such as low awareness, low rate of medical visits, and low rate of receiving treatment.
In addition, the precursor of the disease-cognitive decline is even more misunderstood by many people as "old and confused".
Recently, the National Health Commission issued the "Working Plan for Exploring Special Services for the Prevention and Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease". The plan has determined the work goals for the pilot areas to 2022, including the 80% awareness rate of the public on the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's disease, and the establishment of sound dementia prevention and treatment services. Network, establish and improve a preventive intervention model that combines patient self-management, family management, community management, and hospital management. The cognitive function screening rate of the elderly in the community (village) reaches 80%.
According to reports, in August of this year, the public welfare activity of cognitive function screening with the theme of "Focus on Cognitive Function and Protecting the Dignity of Life" has been launched in chain pharmacies in many provinces and cities nationwide.
Public welfare activities include free science popularization, screening, consultation, etc., aiming to help the public correctly understand cognitive functions, understand their own functional status, and build the first line of defense.
The event will not only provide a window for the public to recognize and screen for diseases, but also provide professional knowledge channels and more detailed disease management materials for potential patients in the next standardized treatment.
It is understood that the pharmacies participating in the cognitive function screening include Sinopharm Holding Guoda Pharmacy Co., Ltd., People's Pharmacy Chain Co., Ltd., and Yifeng Pharmacy Chain Co., Ltd., etc.
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