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In November, ADI highlighted key updates from Belgium, including the first Flanders conference on dementia risk reduction and the recognition of the ennoblement of Sabine Henry for her contributions to dementia advocacy.

This month, ADI’s Head of Accreditation, Amalia Fonk-Utomo, visited Singapore for an impactful trip where she explored key opportunities for improving dementia care, promoted the ADI Accreditation program, and built collaborative partnerships across the region.

DY Suharya, ADI’s Regional Director for Asia Pacific, attended the 2024 World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) in Doha, Qatar, where over 3,000 global health leaders gathered to explore innovative solutions under the theme “Humanizing Health: Conflict, Equity, and Resilience.”. In this blog, we highlight DY’s highlights from this bi-annual event, including a plenary sessions delivered by Dame Louise Robinson, Co-Chair of the ADI Medical and Scientific Advisory Panel (MSAP) and Director Institute of Ageing, Newcastle University, UK.

ADI Member, Dementia Australia highlights the launch of their new blog podcast ‘Hold the Moment’ developed by people living with dementia, aiming to reduce isolation and loneliness felt by carers and people living with dementia.

At the Istituto Superiore di Sanità’s 17th Conference on ‘The Contribution of Centres for Cognitive Disorders and Dementia Centres in the Integrated Management of Patients' in Italy. ADI CEO, Paola Barbarino highlighted progress made on dementia globally as well as nationally, calling for greater resources and funding for dementia in Italy.

ADI team members from across the globe met up in Xi'an China in late October 2024 for the 27th Asia-Pacific Region Conference of Alzheimer’s Disease International and the 2024 Annual Conference of Alzheimer’s Disease Chinese. This blog showcases highlights from the conferences and the ADI Asia Pacific regional meeting.

The creation of the World Alzheimer Report is always a dynamic and collaborative process. This year’s report is a follow-up to the 2019 World Alzheimer Report on attitudes to dementia, and like five years ago, ADI commissioned the London School of Economics’ Care Policy and Evaluation Centre The survey and report aimed to track changes in global perceptions of dementia, while adding new questions around treatments and policy impact. Hear from ADI’s Publications Manager Chloé Benoist about how the team brought this year’s report together.

In October, ADI engaged in crucial discussions and events across Europe, emphasizing the importance of addressing dementia as a public health priority through innovative strategies and global collaboration.