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Fiona Walsh writes about designing around the different challenges a person with dementia may experience – and how these design decisions can have a significant impact on a person’s dignity and independence

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.