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Highlights from the National Dementia Plan Pan Regional Workshop 2026
Government representatives, dementia associations and WHO experts gathered in London to share progress, tackle challenges and strengthen collaboration on developing and implementing effective National Dementia Plans worldwide.
A record-breaking World Alzheimer’s Month campaign
World Alzheimers Month 2021 has just ended and marks the most successful awareness raising campaign to date in its decade long history.
Hitting their STRiDE in September
World Alzheimer’s Month is just around the corner and the STRiDE (Strengthening responses to dementia in developing countries) project teams have been busy planning activities to raise awareness and keep dementia on the policy agenda. The STRiDE project is led by the London School of Economics and Political Science, in…
The first-hand experiences of dementia diagnosis
People living with dementia and carers from all over the world have shared their experience of the journey to diagnosis for this year's World Alzheimer's Month campaign.
Virtually support World Alzheimer’s Month
Learn how you can support World Alzheimer's Month virtually this September.
ADI attends AAIC 2021
ADI recently attended the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) on 26-30 July. In this blog, we shine a light on some of sessions, discussions and subjects of interest.
‘Chocoholics’: The grief support group born out of COVID-19
‘Chocoholics – Life is sticky sweet but sweet’, the grief support group created by Desirée Vlekken, founder of ADI member 4get-me-not, has quickly grown in community support and outreach since its first meeting at the beginning of April 2021.
Life in a dementia care centre during India’s second COVID-19 wave: Part four
In this four part series, Senju Joseph, a carer at the Dementia Respite care centre in Thrissur, India, documents his experience of navigating the catastrophic second COVID-19 wave.
Australia’s $229m commitment to dementia
Maree McCabe, CEO of Dementia Australia, writes about the Australian government's recent $229 million funding allocation to dementia in the 2021-2022 budget.