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Alejandra Guerrero, MD, MPH
Cognitive Neurologist
To reduce the scale and impact of dementia we need to raise awareness in the community about dementia prevention and early diagnosis.
Current Work
Neurologist at Hospital Nacional de la Policía de Colombia and Clinica Universidad de la Sabana, cognitive neurologist at "Instituto Roosevelt" memory clinic
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Women leaders
Words of Strength
Dreaming big, passion, leadership
Vision
To reduce the scale and impact of dementia we need to raise awareness in the community about dementia prevention and early diagnosis.
Strategy
Alejandra is working with the community to build a dementia-friendly city and studying the influence on cognitive aging of social determinants of health in Columbia.
Impact
As an Atlantic Fellow, she has had the opportunity to address cognition on Bogota's homeless populations, She's involved in the design and development of a community-based strategy for dementia awareness and friendliness called "Amigos De Mente,".
Motivation
Colombia is a middle-income country of 48 million people, with 5.2 million being aged 60 years and above. Dementia prevalence in Colombia according to the Survey on Health, Wellbeing and Ageing in Colombia, SABE study is 9.4%, with no national dementia plan.
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