Investigating the feasibility of creating a disease registry in Egypt: a case study of dementia

Disease registries have emerged worldwide to help tackle the impact of chronic diseases by providing accurate data on several aspects of the disease care process. Age‐associated diseases, particularly dementia, are growing worldwide with several implications and increased economic burden, especially in lower‐income countries. In Egypt, there is a lack of accurate dementia prevalence and statistics data which hinders the establishment of appropriate disease management and care strategies. A national dementia registry would provide a massive valuable source of patient data that will significantly advance the disease management strategies and quality of patient care and impact health policy and decision‐making.