Alzheimers is projected to or likely to double every 20 years, we are in a race like few other diseases because it is proliferating so fast throughout the globe and according to dr. Maria bernard, the Deputy Director of the National Institute on age who will hear from momentarily, the numbers estimated to grow to 15 million by 2050 as populations around the world age. Predominantly it is a one of the byproducts of all of us aging and there seems to be a higher procliffty the older one gets and its been estimated that once somebody reaches 85, the chance of some form of dementia is one out of two. Its a very serious problem. The total estimated global cost of addressing this condition today is 818 billion but as early as next year it is estimated that this cost will rise to at least 1 trillion per year and it will go up from there. As we all know, alzheimers is a cruel disease robbing its victims of their memories and identities, robbing their family and friends of the person they know
Resolution goes on. And every delay brings more deaths more than five hundred people have been killed in a week as Government Forces attack opposition held eastern. Areas says its the ploy more troops to search for more than one hundred schoolgirls seized by boko haram in the north of the country and the fascists march in the roma week before its always a lecture ends with right wing parties like the league expected to do well. And im Tatiana Sanchez in doha with the sport where history has been made in pyongyang chang the czech republics estella death to becomes the fast athlete to win gold in both skiing and snowboarding as a single london picks. While for the third day running un ambassador is there a gathering of the sick. Council to vote on a resolution on the syria but the session keeps being put back it was you could take place an hour ago but nothing so far are diplomatic editor james bays joins us live now from United Nations headquarters any news or any information about what
Deploying more troops to search for more than one hundred schoolgirls and seized by boko haram in northern nigeria. And the fascists march in rome a week before its in these elections with right wing parties like the league expected to do well and as the Winter Olympics draw to a closer look at their political and economic legacy for south korea. The Syrian Governments onslaught on the last rebel held area near the capital damascus has entered its seventh day five hundred people have been killed and theres been no letup in the bombing of eastern huta thousands of people are trapped in underground shelters and are appealing for help but world powers that the United Nations havent yet managed to push through a resolution calling for a cease fire resolution or a vote or a resolution is due to happen this hour add the United Nations well bring you more on that as it happens first though this report from osama bin. Rescuers are responding to crisis for help. People. Like you but in eastern
Says al jazeera live from doha also coming up. Democrats in the u. S. Are finally allowed to release a memo to rebutting a republican dossier the f. B. I. Bias against Election Campaign. As president calls applies a missing schoolgirls a National Disaster and was more troops a search for the. Two u. S. Airlines joined Major Companies cutting ties with americas largest gun lobby and irate calls them khalids. After days of heated negotiations the u. N. Security council has unanimously adopted a resolution demanding a month truce in syria it comes after a week of government led strikes on the rebel held. Which killed more than five hundred. Valiance the resolution calls for an immediate end to hostilities for thirty days is meant to allow a window for much needed aid to be let into besieged areas including east and also allow medical evacuations in just a moment well get the latest on the situation in eastern go to but first our. James bays has this report from the United Nations for a th
Five hundred syrians have been killed in a week because Government Forces attack opposition held eastern ghouta. Nigerias says its deploying more troops to search for more than one hundred schoolgirls seized by boko haram in northern nigeria. Because. Of protests across italy as tensions rise in the run up to next weekends election immigration is a key issue. And im tatiana phantasm hall with the sport where history has been made to n. P. R. The Czech Republic and that cup becomes the fast athlete to win gold in both and snowboarding at a single until. The u. N. Security council has unanimously adopted a resolution demanding a thirty day truce in syria to allow aid access it follows days of negotiations at un over the wording of the document five hundred people have been killed in seven days of Syrian Government attacks on rebel held east and thousands of people are trapped in on the ground shelters many of which are providing little protection against the syrian and russian rockets an