{"id":30412,"date":"2025-05-20T13:21:21","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T18:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/impact-salud.org\/?p=30412"},"modified":"2025-06-23T10:45:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T15:45:26","slug":"fomentando-la-salud-cerebral-en-el-peru-una-jornada-de-articulacion-y-accion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impact-salud.org\/en\/fomentando-la-salud-cerebral-en-el-peru-una-jornada-de-articulacion-y-accion\/","title":{"rendered":"Promoting brain health in Peru: a day of coordination and action"},"content":{"rendered":"

On May 12, the second Action Workshop: Promoting Brain Health in Peru<\/strong> took place, organized by IMPACT SALUD<\/strong> and the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI)<\/strong> as part of the AAIC Satellite Symposium held in Lima.<\/p>\n

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The event brought together representatives from the Ministry of Health (MINSA), EsSalud, the Ministries of Social Inclusion and Development (MIDIS), Women and Vulnerable Populations, national and international academia, civil organizations, and caregivers. The goal: to advance a national brain health agenda focused on early diagnosis, prevention, and comprehensive care for cognitive decline.<\/p>\n

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Opening Session: Progress and Challenges<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chris Butler<\/strong> (Imperial College London) and Kelly Tello<\/strong> (Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia), both from the IMPACT Salud project, opened the event by highlighting achievements from the first workshop and the commitment to sustained, multisectoral collaboration.<\/p>\n

Progress was shared on technical documents related to the diagnosis and care of older adults, with contributions from Serggio Lanata<\/strong> (GBHI), Margarita Pinao<\/strong> (MINSA), Maritza Pintado-Caipa<\/strong> (GBHI), and Beatriz Mar Meza<\/strong> (GBHI). They emphasized the need for effective regulations and protocols tailored to the real needs of people with dementia and their caregivers.<\/p>\n

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Multisectoral Perspectives: A Broad Approach to Care<\/strong><\/p>\n

The first part of this session brought together three key perspectives for addressing dementia. Andrea Slachevsky<\/strong>, a neurologist from the University of Chile, emphasized the importance of multisectoral collaboration for effective action. Mar\u00eda Kathia C\u00e1rdenas,<\/strong> a health economist (Oxford, UPCH, IMPACT), presented the economic costs of dementia from both social and healthcare perspectives. Finally, Sergio Lanata<\/strong>, neurologist and faculty member at the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), addressed prevention through behavior and social determinants.<\/p>\n

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This was followed by a panel moderated by Diego Aguilar<\/strong> (Regional Director for the Americas at Alzheimer\u2019s Disease International), where crucial topics were discussed<\/p>\n