Alzheimer’s Pakistan has established the first Day Care Center for people suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and related Dementias ... Read More
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Capacity Building
Alzheimer’s Pakistan is the National Organization of Alzheimer’s and related dementias. It is registered with Punjab Social Welfare ...Read More
In most instances there are no means of curing the diseases that cause dementia, such as Alzheimer’s disease. However ...Read More
September 2014 marks the global World Alzheimer’s Month, an international campaign to raise awareness and challenge stigma ...Read More
Activities & Events
Two Day’s Training Course
Alzheimer’s Pakistan Rawalpindi Chapter organized a two days course on “Alzheimer’s Disease and Care giving” on 29-30 March 2013 at ” Institute of Psychiatry, Benazir Bhutto Hospital, Rawalpindi. The aim of the course was to introduce dementia in general and Alzheimer ..
Alzheimer’s Pakistan’s Newsletter launched
In the month of April 2013, Alzheimer’s Pakistan launched its first quarterly newsletter The purpose of this publication is to deliver information about Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and to advocate the cause so that the policy makers consider it as a health priority. An effort has been ..
Dementia Center Inaugurated at Mayo Hospital
Punjab Health Minister Saleema Hashmi, inaugurated the newly established Dementia Centre at the Mayo Hospital Lahore on May 23, 2013. Alzheimer’s Pakistan in collaboration with Mayo Hospital and Kind Edwards Medical University has established the Dementia Centre to provide dementia related ser ..
Launch of Report “Dementia: A Public Health Priority”
Dementia: a public health priority was jointly prepared by the World Health Organization and ADI. It provides the most authoritative overview of the impact of dementia worldwide. In addition to valuable best practices and practical case studies from around the world, it contains the most comprehens ..
Visit by Mr. Frank Schaper
Mr. Frank Schaper, CEO of Alzheimer’s Australia WA visited Pakistan for one week during the World Alzheimer Month 2012. This visit was a part of the ongoing twinning program between Alzheimer’s Pakistan and Alzheimer’s Australia WA. Under this twinning program, Alzheimer’s Australia WA is helping Al ..
Latest News
September is World Alzheimer’s Month
September 2014 marks the global World Alzheimer’s Month, an international campaign to raise awareness and challenge stigma. Since 1994, Alzheimer associations across the globe commemorate 21 September as World Alzheimer’s Day. In 2014, Alzheimer’s Disease International and its member national associ ..
Smoking increases risk of dementia
Smokers have a 45% higher risk of developing dementia than non-smokers, according to information published today by the World Health Organization (WHO) and Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI). Evidence reviewed by WHO reveals a strong link between smoking and the risk of dementia, and the more a ..
What else can you do to avoid dementia?
Avoid Head Injury A serious head injury, with loss of consciousness, is associated with a higher risk of developing dementia. This doesn’t mean that you will get dementia if you have suffered a serious head injury, but your risk is greater on average than someone who hasn’t suffered one. ..
How does research determine whether something affects dementia risk?
What is risk? Researchers use the term risk to describe the probability of a disease occurring given exposure to a particular factor. For example, what is the risk of developing dementia for people who exercise 3 times a week or more, compared to people who don’t exercise? Risk in the population is ..
Hard Evidence we can slow Alzheimer’s by Exercising the Body and the Mind
Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most feared diagnoses among patients. It destroys people’s minds, their personalities, the very essence of who they are. And once the disease has been diagnosed, there is nothing modern medicine can do to stop it. But it can be slowed, and a new study presented by r ..
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