World Dementia Council

Treatments, earlier diagnosis and shifting health priorities are changing the landscape advocates work in. On 1 Dec., WDC convenes advocacy leaders from around the world on making the case for biomarkers in health systems. Learn more: bit.ly/WDCGlobalLeade…

On 14-15 Nov. in Guangzhou, the 2026 WDC China Summit brings together clinicians, researchers and health system leaders from China and beyond on moving earlier diagnosis, treatment and prevention into routine clinical practice. Learn more: bit.ly/WDCchina2026

Picking up the theme of the 2026 WDC Summit, a WDC virtual dialogue on 24 Nov. asks what the new patient, diagnosed earlier, sometimes before symptoms, means for diagnosis, care and support, with speakers from @alzassociation and ADI. Learn more: bit.ly/4znZPTx

The October WDC update is published in @alzdemjournals 🌍 It summarises our Global Advocacy Leaders Exchange, where dementia organisations from five countries shared how they are moving new diagnostics and treatments from approval to patients. bit.ly/4A0vTwL

The transcript from Brain Health and Cognition in Latin America, our Buenos Aires meeting with @alzassociation, is out now. Read how U.S. POINTER and LatAm-FINGERS reach communities and what it would take to make brain health a lasting priority: bit.ly/48bdOjB