Early Diagnosis - Living Well With Dementia

Summary

Project acronym: LIWELL

Project ID: RORS00013

Project start date: 2023-12-22

Project end date: 2025-12-21

Project status: ongoing

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 4 498 830.96

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 3 824 006.31

Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 85.00%

Co-financing sources:

• IPA/IPA II/IPA III: Amount, EUR 3 824 006.31. Co-financing rate, 85.00%.

Investments, deliverables, policy contributions

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Investment infrastructure number: 6

Investment infrastructure titles:

• Procurement of an MRI device
• Construction of the diagnostic department
• Procurement of a CT scanner

Investment infrastructure cost: EUR 3 173 000.00

Deliverables:

• MRI device
• CT scanner
• Medical equipment
• Constructed building
• Four round tables organized
• Four expert conferences organized
• 4 webinars organized
• Two study tours organized
• 20 visits to inhabited areas of Caras-Severin and South Banat regions organized
• 20.000 leaflets, 20.000 brochures, 10 roll-ups, 10.000 pencils, 2.000 USBs and 2.000 notebooks done
• 40.000 guides printed and distributed
• One website and at least one social media page set up and functional.
• 10 Info totems with software installed in both partner's and other 6 institutions.
• Creation and broadcast of Documentary with 20 airings on 4 regional TV stations in Serbia and Romani
• Software upgraded and set-up in to accommodate the project and needs.
• 10 workshops with dementia patients and their family members organized
• Two evaluations completed
• 2 Opening ceremonies organized.

Contribution to wider strategies and policies:

• Other 2014: Glasgow Declaration called for the creation of a European Dementia Strategy and national strategies in every country in Europe. The signatories also called upon world leaders to recognise dementia as a public health priority and to develop a global action plan on dementia.
• http://www.alzheimer-europe.org/Policy-in-Practice2/Glasgow-Declaration-2014
• Other 2015: Following Luxembourg’s EU Presidency term, the Council of European Health Ministers adopted Conclusions on supporting people living with dementia.
• Other Global level:
• 2016: The World Health Organisation (WHO) established a Global Dementia Observatory (GDO) to provide data, analyses and global highlight of dementia burden and response. This includes global epidemiological trends, policy formulation and adoption, increase research and countries’ capacity to systematically generate information and use it for policy and practise and to monitor progress.
• Other National level:
• Many countries now have a national dementia plan and others have identified the need for a plan to be developed. The importance of the diagnostic and healing of dementia was recognized by Ministry of Health of Government of Republic of Serbia also developed Guide for the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer disease. http://www.zdravlje.gov.rs/downloads/2013/Novembar/VodicZaDijagnostikovanjeiLecenjeAlchajmeroveBolesti.pdf
• EUStrategyDanubeRegion This project is completely in accordance with the "Priority area 10: Institutional capacities and cooperation", Action 2 - "To facilitate the administrative cooperation of communities living in border regions", target 2 - "Establishing structures to contribute to the facilitation of cross-border capacity building and cooperation through facilities such as cooperation platforms, knowledge transfer, and project development for cross-border public services."
• TerritorialAgenda2030 Through the implementation of the project, some of the Territorial prioroties mentioned the in the "Territorial Agenda 2030" policy have been adressed, such as:
• Quality of life, Services of General interest, Demographic and sociaetal imbalances and Global embededness.
• Also, the "Balanced Europe", "Functional regions", "Integration Beyond Borders" and "Sustainable Connections" priorities will be respected through the realization of this project, by providing easier and closer access to health care service providers by using the potential of the cross-border regions, adressing inequality to healthcare access (in comparison with other regions), engage in cross-border cooperation and further sustain that cooperation.
• Other "Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan 2013-2030", The Sixty-sixth World Health Assembly, consisting of Ministers of Health of 194 Member States, adopted the WHO’s Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan 2013-2020 in May 2013. In 2019, the action plan was extended until 2030 by the Seventy-second World Health Assembly. Then in 2021, the Seventy-fourth World Health Assembly endorsed updates to the action plan, including updates to the plan’s options for implementation and indicators.
• This updated Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan 2013-2030 builds upon its predecessor and sets out clear actions for Member States, the WHO Secretariat and international, regional and national partners to promote mental health and well-being for all, to prevent mental health conditions for those at-risk and to achieve universal coverage for mental health services. While the updated action plan includes new and updated indicators and implementation options, the original four major objectives remain unchanged: more effective leadership and governance for mental health; the provision of comprehensive, integrated mental health and social care services in community-based settings; implementation of strategies for promotion and prevention; and strengthened information systems, evidence and research.
• This project is in line with the guidelines from the Action Plan, which foresees tackling dementia, as one of the top global priorities.
• Other Programme regarding the Mental Health protection in the Republic of Serbia for the period 2019-2026, "Off. Gazette RS", no. 84/2019.
• This project follows the guidelines of the mentioned programme in force, especially in aspects concerning art. (4) - Elderly and other as well.
• Other Strategy of public health in the Republic of Serbia 2018-2026., "Official Gazette of the RS", no. 61/18.
• This Strategy covers the public healthcare system and signifies the importance of promotion of health and prevention mechanisms.

Investment infrastructure areas:

• Serbia (RS), Vršac, Podvršanska, 26300
• Serbia (RS), Vršac, Podvršanska, 26300
• România (RO), Resita, Strada Fagarasului , 320162