Increasing the visibility of dementia in the context of the UN High-Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and the promotion of mental health and wellbeing.
On 23 September 2025, ADI & WHO will co-host a hybrid side-event, at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) alongside the 2025 High-Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and the promotion of mental health and wellbeing. This crucial and timely event will focus on increasing the visibility of dementia in the context of NCDs.
Despite being the fifth leading cause of death among NCDs globally, and projected to become the third overall cause of death by 2040, dementia continues to be omitted from key frameworks and policies, hindering efforts to address the condition’s growing burden. With many of dementia’s most prominent risk factors shared with other NCDs, there is a clear rationale and need to integrate dementia into global efforts to address the rising prevalence of NCDs.
This webinar will explore this critical intersection between dementia and NCDs in the context of the upcoming 4th UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs and mental health, where Member States are negotiating a political declaration on the prevention and control of NCDs and mental health. ADI and WHO will welcome a panel of high-profile speakers including:
- Her Royal Highness Princess Muna Al Hussein of Jordan
- Katie Dain, CEO, NCD Alliance
- Dr. Joanne Pike, CEO, Alzheimer’s Association
As well as others to be announced soon.
The session will also highlight valuable lessons from current NCD strategies to bolster health and social care systems for dementia diagnosis, treatment, and support, including rehabilitation and palliative care. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about the benefits of risk reduction and prevention innovation, and have your questions answered directly from experts and those with lived experience of dementia.
In-person attendance to this event is by invitation only.
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