STATEMENT FROM GEORGE VRADENBURG, FOUNDING CHAIRMAN OF THE DAVOS ALZHEIMER’S COLLABORATIVE, ON THE INTRODUCTION OF THE GLOBAL ALZHEIMER’S INITIATIVE NOW (GAIN) ACT
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CONTACT: Susan Oliver +17032164078
WASHINGTON, D.C. — JUNE 3 —The introduction of the Global Alzheimer’s Initiative Now (GAIN)
Act marks an important step forward in the American fight against one of our greatest health challenges, touching a majority of American families and costing America over $360 billion annually. I commend Congressman Ami Bera for his leadership in recognizing that preventing the Alzheimer’s chronic disease pandemic here in the US demands cooperation, coordination, and investment on a worldwide scale.
With bipartisan support, this legislation can ensure that U.S. leadership to prevent Alzheimer’s disease—aligning American values, economic interests, and scientific excellence with international contributions— will enable us to tackle this disease before it doubles in size again. Importantly, American contributions are matched 2:1 by contributions from partners other than the US government.
Alzheimer’s is already a $1.3 trillion annual global economic burden and rising fast, upwards of $20 trillion in this decade alone. This legislation positions the United States to lead a truly global contribution of US solutions through strategic participation by DAC.
We are grateful for the recognition of DAC’s role in this effort and stand ready to work with Congress and the Administration to implement the vision laid out in this bill.
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George Vradenburg is the Founding Chairman of the Davos Alzheimer’s Collaborative (DAC), a pioneering worldwide initiative to end Alzheimer’s disease and improve brain health. A public- private-patient partnership focused on innovation in Alzheimer’s research, detection, and care, DAC brings together governments, industry, researchers, and patient advocates to accelerate innovation and ensure that breakthroughs in prevention, diagnosis, and treatment reach all communities around the world.