Leaders from the world’s richest countries gathered at the G8 Summit in London on Wednesday. <br /><br />The hot topic at the summit was the need for a collaborative effort to tackle dementia, an illness affecting 44 million people around the globe. <br /><br />There are warnings that this figure could treble to around 135 million by 2050 as life expectancy continues to rise.<br /><br />The message of the summit was clear: “Dementia is a global emergency, needing a global solution.” <br /><br />Health ministers from the G8 countries say they want to achieve a cure, or at least a new treatment, for dementia by 2025. The leading nations at the summit have committed to this goal.
