Overview

• Mexico’s Health Ministry confirmed Alzheimer’s is now included in the PRONAM framework for attention at the first level of care.
• An estimated 1.3 million people live with Alzheimer’s in Mexico, and up to nine in ten cases are not diagnosed, according to The Economist Impact report.
• Officials highlight modifiable risks such as hypertension, obesity, diabetes, smoking, alcohol use, hearing loss and depression, noting research that as much as 40% of dementias could be prevented or delayed.
• Reports cite shortages of MRI equipment and biomarker testing, gaps in unified primary‑care training and limited rural capacity, alongside slow implementation of the national dementia plan.
• Advocates urge stigma‑reduction campaigns, expanded diagnostic infrastructure, a national Alzheimer’s data registry and formal supports for unpaid caregivers whose work carries a heavy economic toll.