Tuan Anh Nguyen1,2, Thang Pham3, Thu Ha Dang1, Walter Ladson Hinton4, Anh Trung Nguyen3, Tuan Le Pham5, Maria Crotty6, Susan Kurrle7, Quang Thuc Bui3, Huong Nguyen8, Elizabeth E Roughead1. 1. Quality Use of Medicines & Pharmacy Research Centre, School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. 2. Health Strategy and Policy Institute, Ministry of Health, Hanoi, Vietnam. 3. National Geriatric Hospital of Vietnam, Hanoi, Vietnam. 4. School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, California, USA. 5. Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam. 6. NHMRC Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre, Rehabilitation, Aged & Extended Care, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. 7. NHMRC Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 8. College of Social Work, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA.
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.
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.
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