Marisol Touraine, Minister of Social Affairs, Health and Women’s Rights, Geneviève Fioraso, State Secretary for Higher Education and Research, and Laurence Rossignol, Secretary of State for Families, People elderly and Autonomy, recently launched the French National Plan neurodegenerative diseases 2014-2019.
Announced by the President of the Republic, this plan from a wide consultation with stakeholders, has three priorities:
- Improving the diagnosis and management of patients
- Ensuring the quality of life of patients and their caregivers
- Develop and coordinate research
The French Government is committed to a dynamic of progress in research, care and support. The plan takes into account the specificities of each disease and provides concrete solutions to the needs of patients and their caregivers.