陈冯富珍博士在世卫组织抗痴呆症全球行动首届部长级会议上的开幕词（中英对照）by朱旭东.docVIP

Opening Remarks at the First WHO Ministerial Conference on Global Action against Dementia/[d??men??]痴呆 在世卫组织抗痴呆症全球行动首届部长级会议上的开幕词 Conference on Global Action against Dementia, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland 抗痴呆症全球行动会议，世卫组织，瑞士日内瓦 Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization 世界卫生组织总干事?陈冯富珍博士 17 March 2015 2015年3月17日 Honourable ministers, ambassadors, distinguished scientists, colleagues in the UN system, representatives of civil society organizations and foundations, ladies and gentlemen, ? 各位部长阁下、大使阁下、尊敬的各位科学家、联合国系统的同事们、民间社会组织和基金会的代表、女士们、先生们， ? I thank the government of the United Kingdom, and particularly the Secretary of State, for taking a leadership role on dementia and for supporting us in organizing this first-ever ministerial conference. I thank OECD for their technical support. ? 我感谢英国政府，尤其是其国务大臣，在痴呆症问题上发挥领导作用，并支持我们组织这第一次部长级会议。我感谢经合组织的技术支持。 ? The world has plans for dealing with a nuclear accident, cleaning up chemical spills, managing natural disasters, responding to an influenza pandemic, and combatting antimicrobial resistance. But we do not have a comprehensive and affordable plan for coping with the tidal wave of dementia that is coming our way. ? 世界制定了处理核事故、清除化学品泄漏、管理自然灾害、应对流感大流行、与抗微生物药物耐药性作斗争的计划。然而，我们没有任何全面和可负担的计划，用于应对扑面而来的痴呆症大潮。 ? OECD gives three succinct reasons for elevating the priority given to dementia worldwide. Dementia has a large human cost. Dementia has a large financial cost. Both of these costs are increasing. ? 经合组织就提升对世界范围痴呆症的重视程度给出了三个简明的理由。痴呆症导致巨大的人类成本。痴呆症导致巨大的经济成本。这两类成本都在不断攀升。 ? An estimated 47.5 million people are currently living with dementia. About 60% of this disease burden falls on low- and middle-income countries, which have the least capacity to cope. As population ageing continues to accelerate, the number of dementia cases is expected to nearly double every 20 years. ? 据估计，目前有4750万人患有痴呆症。此一疾病负担的大约60%，由低收入和中等收入国家承担，而它们的应对能力却是最低的。随着人口老龄化持续加速，痴呆症病例的数目预期每20年将翻上将近一番。 ? In 2010, the worldwide cost of dementia was e