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Events: Dementia in India
The World Dementia Council hosts virtual and in person dialogues and workshops with advocates, policymakers, and community leaders. These sessions explore lessons from diagnosis and treatments, brain health implementation and moving from science to public health system delivery. With national and international participants who shared experience from different countries and professions.
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Publications: Dementia in India
Explore reflections and perspectives on dementia in India from clinicians, researchers, advocates, and community organisations. The WDC publishes blogs and discussion and transcipts from virtual dialogue on diagnosis and treatment and brain health. These publications highlight international learnings and lessons, opportunities, and challenges emerging from practice in diverse settings. Read recent pieces and follow how the conversation is evolving.
India, with a population of over 1.4 billion, is at the forefront of a global demographic shift. The burden of dementia is growing, presenting unique health care challenges. This requires a nuanced approach that balances the costs of new treatments with the need to strengthen health care infrastructure across a diverse landscape of economic, linguistic and geographical realities. The global community has a vital role to play in this effort. While much of the world’s dementia research has been conducted in high-income countries, the imperative now is to expand global dementia efforts and develop evidence and policies that reflect the realities of countries like India.
The World Dementia Council is convening a series of virtual and in-person meetings to build a shared understanding among policy experts on how to make public policy advances to address these challenges. The insights from these dialogues will inform a report for publication in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia, exploring how to accelerate innovation and deliver change in India. For more information about participating email: info@worlddementiacouncil.com