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.
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.
Lecanemab is the first therapy of its kind approved in the EU that could potentially slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. The use of lecanemab will now be considered by national payers, who will assess the treatment against further nationally determined criteria.
On World Alzheimer’s Day, Hilary Doxford, a dementia advocate and member of the 3 Nations Dementia Working Group and World Dementia Council, shares her views and experiences – as well as those of her friends and fellow advocates – of living with dementia in the UK during the Covid-19 pandemic.
‘Dementia Innovation Readiness Index 2020: 30 Global Cities’ calls strongly for cities to fulfil their commitments under the WHO’s Global action plan on dementia to engage fully with their national dementia plans.
The Lancet launches new guidance which reveals that an extended set of 12 modifiable risk factors might prevent or delay up to 40 per cent of dementia cases globally.
Two new reports highlight the challenges faced by health systems in the United States and five European countries to ensure preparedness for potentially imminent Alzheimer’s biomarker and treatment breakthroughs.
A national dementia plan for China has been officially launched as a part of China’s Action Plan for Healthy China 2030.
Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) launches the world’s most comprehensive report on dementia-related design and the built environment.
Dementia design in built environment is 30 years behind physical disabilities movement ADI calls on governments to embed design in their national dementia responses under the Convention on the Rights for Persons with Disabilities Dementia design follows simple principles, is cost effective and dramatically improves enjoyment and safety of built environment…
Press release on COVID-19 deaths and dementia