Dementia care costs Belgium €7B annually; NGO urges research investment

A Sciensano study, commissioned by Stop Alzheimer, estimates dementia care costs Belgium over €7 billion per year, driven by medical care, nursing home stays, and lost productivity from informal caregivers. The NGO uses World Alzheimer's Day to call for increased research funding to keep future costs manageable. The figure is an estimate based on modeling, and the cost trajectory will depend on policy responses and demographic trends.