There is a role for NGOs in advocating for more research on these neglected topics (see under 4.1, example of initiative for neglected disease drugs, Médecins sans Frontières [MSF]).
Wilson offers up some examples of initiatives tackling the problem full time, including Girls Who Code and Black Girls Code.
In view of research indicating that disparities may adversely affect patient outcomes, examples of initiatives designed to optimise access to care for disadvantaged groups are also described.
Other examples of initiatives aimed at fostering social cohesion are, on one hand, various workshops (tailoring, photography, silkscreen printing, ceramics) and, on the other, language course, both in Arabic and Italian.
In it, she includes a number of examples of initiatives that promote bridging our divides so we can approach one another from a place of open-mindedness, curiosity, and recognition of the light in every human being.
Examples of initiatives are presented in Table 1.
These, then, are just a few examples of initiatives – but ones I believe to be important – which the Commission will be putting forward over the coming months.
The recent G8 summit on dementia and subsequent establishment of the World Dementia Council are examples of initiatives that reflect societal and political will to increase research efforts in dementia.
