Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI)
News, blogs and stories from across the field of dementia, the work of Alzheimer’s Disease International and our members.
After two years of dedicated and persistent advocacy by ADI, dementia will, for the first time, be formally recognised within the new UN Political Declaration on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health, as a leading NCD.
The 78th World Health Assembly has been a whirlwind week for ADI as, after 18-months of advocacy, the World Health Assembly has agreed to extend the Global Action Plan on the Public Health Response to Dementia by 6-years, to 2031.
This September our global community has come together once again to partake in worldwide awareness-raising campaigns around dementia and Alzheimer’s. From Bermuda to Zimbabwe to Scotland and Sri Lanka, ADI’s member organisations have hosted powerful community events and have encouraged people all over the world to ask about dementia, and ask about Alzheimer’s. Some of ADI’s World Alzheimer's Month activities included the launch of the 2025 World Alzheimer Report and a side event co-hosted with the WHO at the United Nations General Assembly ahead of the 4th High-Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases.
DY Suharya, ADI’s Asia Pacific Regional Director participated in the Walk the Talk for Dementia from Sarria to Santiago de Compostela in Spain.
This announcement reverses an earlier recommendation made by the EMA regarding donanemab as a treatment for the treatment of early symptomatic Alzheimer's disease in adults.
In May, ADI’s Regional Director for the Asia Pacific Region, DY Suharya travelled to Sydney, Australia to participate in the launch of the e-DiVA programme alongside representatives from Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, and Viet Nam. Then, ADI Board Member and Executive Vice President of ADI member Alzheimer’s Disease Chinese, Professor Huali Wang, was one of the six public health champions celebrated at the 78th World Health Assembly later in the month.
On 29 April 2025, ADI Regional Director for the Americas, Diego Aguilar attended the Symposium on Brain Health Promotion: Towards a National Dementia Plan in Buenos Aires, Argentina, during which key political figures, international experts, civil society leaders, and advocates joined the call for the urgent approval of Argentina’s first National Dementia Plan.
This month, ADI staff and representatives took part in important activity in the European region. ADI Regional Director for the Americas, Diego Aguilar, travelled to Madrid to attend the Triangular Cooperation Seminar, organised by the European Union's ADELANTE 2 Programme. ADI Head of Membership, Laura Aubert, visited ADI’s member in Czechia and attended the 19th World Congress on Controversies in Neurology in Prague. Then, ADI staff attended the World Dementia Council meeting in London for the 2025 Summit. We round off this blog by celebrating the co-founder of ADI’s member in Russia, Alzrus, Alexandra Shchetkina, for her nomination for the most prestigious Russian educational award - the Knowledge Prize.
In late March, ADI CEO Paola Barbarino travelled to St. Paul’s Bay, Malta to give a keynote address to the Empowering Minds: Innovation and Compassion in Dementia Care symposium hosted by the Dementia Care Directorate, Active Ageing and Community Care. This symposium focused on the symbiosis between advocacy and advancement within dementia care and research.
This month, ADI CEO Paola Barbarino and ADI Director of Research and Publications, Wendy Weidner, travelled to the East Coast of the United States to meet with leading researchers, universities, and industry innovators to discuss recent advancements in the research and innovation sphere of dementia care.