MD RASOOLDEEEN | ARAB NEWS
RIYADH: The first international conference on Alzheimer's disease concluded Wednesday in Riyadh with a resolution to set up a regional articlebody among the Gulf countries that will focus on treating the disease.
Deputy Interior Minister Prince Ahmed, who is also the honorary chairman of Saudi Alzheimer's Disease Association (SADA), inaugurated the conference at King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology in Riyadh on Monday. The prince also opened an exhibition, which ran concurrently with the main conference.
SADA chief supervisor Dr. Abdulaziz Almagushi chaired the concluding session of the conference, while its vice chairperson Princess Madawi bint Muhammed bin Abdullah bin Abdulrahman announced the recommendations made at the conference in the final session. Spelling out the recommendations, Princess Madawi, who is also the executive chairperson of the conference’s organizing committee, said the response from the participants had further encouraged SADA to enhance its programs.
The princess thanked Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah and his Crown Prince Naif, deputy premier and minister of interior, for the cooperation extended to provide health care to patients afflicted with Alzheimer's.
She said such a regional articlebody will have its headquarters in the capital of the Kingdom and would coordinate all the activities of the proposed organization.
The princess said delegates decided to hold the conference once every two years in Riyadh and SADA would also publish a journal regularly in Arabic and English to disseminate information on Alzheimer's and its latest updates. “This will be a scientific magazine which would highlight relevant research and erudite articles on the disease as well as about the charitable work undertaken by SADA,” she said. She said SADA would conduct regular workshops and refresher courses for medics and paramedics who are involved in treating Alzheimer's patients.
“We will make use of the print and electronic media to propagate the ideals and activities of the organization,” the princess said.
She pointed out that the conference was an important national step in combating this growing disease and was the first step in rehabilitation and initiation of more health care programs for this condition.
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