There is a national research plan called “Priority Research Agenda of the Ministry of Health” (Agenda de Prioridades de Pesquisa do Ministério da Saúde – APPMS). This Agenda outlines the need for research in the health area in Brazil. Among the priority topics, there is the need to investigate the epidemiological profile of people living with dementia living in Brazil as well as to understand risk factors associated with dementia (Brazilian Ministry of Health, 2018a). The APPMS was published in 2018 and it will cover the next 2 to 3 years.

References:

Brazilian Ministry of Health. (2018a). Agenda de Prioridades de Pesquisa do Ministério da Saúde. http://bvsms.saude.gov.br/bvs/publicacoes/agenda_prioridades_pesquisa_ms.pdf