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Health 24 Sep 2014 2 min read

Alzheimer's: A research platform will be operational in Essaouira

The first Moroccan platform for reception, support, and research on Alzheimer's disease will be operational in Essaouira next April.
Alzheimer's: A research platform will be operational in Essaouira
This was announced in Monaco, on the occasion of the celebration of the 20th World Alzheimer's Day.Speaking during a support dinner chaired by Prince Albert II of Monaco and attended by André Azoulay, Advisor to HM the King and Founding President of the Essaouira-Mogador Association, Ms. Catherine Pastor, President of the Mediterranean Initiative on Alzheimer's Disease, welcomed the partnership of her Foundation with the Essaouira-Mogador Association, the South-Morocco Alzheimer Association, chaired by Professor Kissani, Director of the neurological department of the Mohammed VI Hospital in Marrakech, and the Coeur de Gazelles Association, which is at the origin of this pilot centre in Essaouira.This centre will have five functions. It will be a matter of offering Memory Consultations to identify, guide, and support patients and their families. This establishment will also act as a Rese…

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