Younis will also participate in the fund raising for the welfare activities of Alzheimer’s Pakistan

Mr. Waqar Younis has requested the nation through media to join hands with him and become members of Alzheimer’s Pakistan and support its services. More information on Alzheimer’s Pakistan and its services could be obtained by calling at 0300-4056009 or by logging onto its website www.alz.org.pk. He has said that there are around 1 Million people suffering from this disease in this country and these numbers are increasing sharply due to the increase in average age of Pakistanis. However, the country is not ready to tackle this huge problem as there are no services available for people suffering from this disease.

Mr. Waqar Younis has also requested the families having people with dementia to come forward and help us in breaking the stigma that people with Dementia are mad. He has said Alzheimer’s Pakistan has already made a day care center for Alzheimer’s patients in Lahore and requested the families to send their loved ones to the day care center so that they are looked after properly and the carers could also get some relief and respite. Alzheimer’s Pakistan also plans to establish day care centers in other major cities of the country.
Mr. Waqar Younis has also appealed to the government to provide required services to people with this disease and their families and also support Alzheimer’s Pakistan, the only non-government organization, striving hard to provide these services on its own.