Tackling stigma around dementia

Alzheimers Disease International (ADI) Deputy CEO and Director of Policy, Communications and Publications Chris Lynch joins Alzheimers New Zealand Chief Executive Catherine Hall to talk about tackling stigma this World Alzheimers Month.

ADI will release the 2024 World Alzheimer Report on stigma on the eve of World Alzheimers Day, following a worldwide survey into global attitudes to dementia mate wareware. This report is an update of the 2019 version to see how attitudes have changed five years on.

Chris gives us a sneak peek into the headlines and delves into why it’s so important to tackle the stigma around dementia mate wareware.

This podcast was recorded on 3 September 2024.

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