MEPS WANT ACTION ON ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.

• Position: Members of Parliament - Brief article

The European Parliament adopted a written declaration on the priorities of fighting Alzheimer's disease, on 3 February. This declaration was initiated by MEP Francoise Grossetete (EPP-ED, France), chairwoman of the European Alzheimer's Alliance, and MEPsaKatalin Levai (PES, Hungary), Jan Tadeusz Masiel (UEN, Poland), John Bowis (EPP-ED, UK) and Antonios Trakatellis (EPP-ED, Greece). It calls on the European Commission and the member states to recognise Alzheimer's disease as a priority for public health policy. They would...