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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.
ADI attends the 150th session of the WHO Executive Board
ADI delivered important statements to the World Health Organization (WHO) and Member States on the importance of considering those living with dementia and carers in pandemic responses, humanitarian crises, as well as a new neurological global action plan.
Support, encourage, empower: Leading the way towards a dementia friendly community in Australia
In this blog from Maree McCabe, CEO of Dementia Australia, Maree writes about the organisation's dementia friendly communities programme and how people living with dementia are spearheading its success.
CMS confirms eligible clinical trial requirement to access Aduhelm in the US
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in the US confirms requirement for clinical trials to access Aduhelm but broadens which trials are eligible.
New study predicts the number of people living with Alzheimer’s disease to triple by 2050
The study by Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) published in The Lancet predicts 153 million people will be living with Alzheimer’s disease by 2050.
EMA refuses marketing authorisation application for Aduhelm
This follows the result of the negative vote trend by the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) at their oral explanation meeting in November.
An end of year message from ADI CEO Paola Barbarino
As 2021 comes to an end, ADI CEO Paola Barbarino reflects on the work of ADI in 2021 and what we are looking towards to in 2022.
The Environmental Design Special Interest Group from Dementia Alliance International
The Dementia Alliance International (DAI) Environmental Design Special Interest Group (ED-SiG) is a newly established international advocacy group calling for implementations of designs that respect the dignity, autonomy, independence and equality of opportunity for people living with dementia.
#WhatsYourPlan
To date, only 37 of 194 countries that signed up to implement the WHO Global action plan on dementia have created and funded national dementia plans. Our new campaign aims to galvanise and encourage more governments to develop national dementia plans following their 2017 commitment.