BAA: ‘Make dementia public health priority’

As Barbados observes World Alzheimer’s Month this September, the Barbados Alzheimer’s Association is intensifying its call for a country-specific national dementia strategy and full local adoption of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) global framework for dementia action. The push comes amid growing concerns that the island nation still lacks comprehensive, authoritative data on how many of its residents live with dementia, a progressive neurological condition that impacts millions globally.