Launching the Alzheimer’s Disease Atlas at ADI2026 Conference
On 15 April, at the ADI Conference in Lyon, France, ADI shared the Alzheimer’s Disease Atlas, a first-of-its-kind website mapping the global landscape of Alzheimer’s disease.
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ADI CEO delivers speech at French Ministry of Health ahead of ADI2026 Conference
Read the transcript of ADI CEO Paola Barbarino's full speech at the French Ministry of Health, in Paris, France, 10 April 2026.
Recent policy development around dementia in India
Meera Pattabiraman, Chair of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Society of India (ARDSI), writes about ARDSI’s successful engagements with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in India, a country where over 5 million people live with dementia.
Māori, Mana and Mate Wareware: Rauawaawa Kaumātua Charitable Trust and its experience in supporting Kaumātua with Dementia
Featured in the World Alzheimer Report 2019: Attitudes to dementia, Rangimahora Reddy and Pare Meha of the Rauawaawa Kaumātua Charitable Trust, as well as Dr Etuini Ma’u of the Waikato District Health Board and Professor John Oetzel of the University of Waikato, delve into the complexities surrounding diagnosing mate wareware (dementia) in Māori communities and how tailored cultural programmes can aid in supporting the individual and their whānau (family).
145 Indigenous languages and no word for dementia: use of innovation and technology to help overcome stigma
In this case study excerpt for the World Alzheimer Report 2019, Maree McCabe, CEO of Dementia Australia, writes about the importance of culturally sensitive diagnostic methods when addressing dementia within Indigenous Australian communities.
Stigma and response to dementia in Guatemala’s Indigenous population
In this case study excerpt for the World Alzheimer Report 2019, María Cecilia López Murga, Executive of Asociación Group Ermita Alzheimer de Guatemala, writes about how the association's mission to address the challenges around dementia within Guatemala’s Indigenous communities.
The circle of life: Indigenous knowledge about dementia in Canada
In this case study excerpt for the World Alzheimer Report 2019, Kristen Jacklin and Karen Pitawanakwat write about understanding the experiences of dementia within Indigenous communities in order to meet dementia care needs in a culturally sensitive way.
Spominčica – Alzheimer Slovenija – Dementia Friendly Spots
In 2016 Spominčica – Alzheimer Slovenija started developing the Dementia Friendly Spots (DFS) programme. It is a national education and awareness-raising programme connecting a wide spectrum of organisations in a network of sites providing information about dementia locally. The network of DFS include: police and fire stations, shops, libraries,…
China approves first drug for mild to moderate Alzheimer’s in 17 years
hinese Pharmaceutical Company Green Valley announces their drug Oligomannate (GV-971) has been granted conditional approval for the treatment of "mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease".
Thinking more deeply about dementia friendly initiatives
This piece questioning how we see and understand dementia friendly communities, their role and how they may evolve was contributed to the World Alzheimer Report 2019 by Glenn Rees, former Chair of ADI, and Dr Linda Barclay, a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Monash University who specialises in disability and justice.