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.
In April 2024, the world's longest-running global conference on Alzheimer's disease and dementia came to Kraków, Poland, to provide the latest insights, innovations and inspirations on dementia over three days, six plenary sessions, 29 parallel sessions and eight symposiums to over 1000 delegates representing over 100 countries.
This year, 2024 marks the 40th year of Alzheimer's Disease International and our work to secure a future that includes greater awareness of the condition, increased access to care, post-diagnostic support,and emerging treatments as well as a achieving a world without stigma. ADI invites our global community to celebrate with us on this momentous occasion with thanks to all who have been with us on this journey over four decades.
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.
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.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in the US confirms requirement for clinical trials to access Aduhelm but broadens which trials are eligible.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.