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- "From the local administration we can do a lot of good for these people, encourage the participation of the Alzheimer collective in the municipal health tables, promote the organization of talks, facilitate the management of administrative procedures for events related to Alzheimer's or Promote the promotion of volunteering through awareness campaigns, "said the spokesperson for the formation orange in Cartagena.

Cartagena, August 8-.

Citizens will ask at the next municipal plenary that Cartagena be declared a Solidarity City with Alzheimer's, with this institutional gesture the Orange formation intends that the City Council of Cartagena serve as an example to other municipalities of the Region, and that promotes awareness and awareness on this problem Socio-sanitary of first magnitude between the society and the public institutions.

The Citizen spokesperson in Cartagena, Manuel Padín, has reported that declaring "City Solidarity with Alzheimer", the City of Cartagena will be supporting the initiative led by CEAFA (Spanish Confederation of Family Associations of people with Alzheimer's and other dementias).

According to Padín, "with this statement, we want our City Council to renew its commitment to work to improve the quality of life of those who suffer from the disease and that of their caregivers."

With the campaign 'Cities Solidarity with Alzheimer', CEAFA wants to raise awareness, inform and engage citizens and institutions with a problem that affects more than 800,000 people throughout Spain and affects 3.5 million people who suffer from it And their family caregivers.

"This health problem is currently the leading cause of dementia in developed countries and one of the main causes of mortality among adults, and the aging of the population of Cartagena does not escape this trend," Padín recalled.

The Association of Relatives and patients of Alzheimer's of Cartagena and Comarca (AFAL) has indicated that this proposal is due to the need to promote actions to improve the quality of life of people affected by this disease and have recalled that despite The different recommendations made by the European Parliament, the European Commission and, more recently, the World Health Organization in Spain, there is no specific plan aimed at alleviating the effects of the disease.

For the spokesperson for the Orange Training, "while developing a program at the state level, we can do much good for these people from the local government, encourage the participation of the Alzheimer collective in the municipal health tables, promote the organization of talks, facilitate The management of the administrative procedures for the realization of events related to Alzheimer's or to promote the promotion of volunteering through awareness campaigns with the aim of collecting social participation. "

Source: Ciudadanos Cartagena