World Alzheimer's Day 2015

21 September

World Alzheimer's Day, 21 September of each year, is a day on which Alzheimer's organisations around the world concentrate their efforts on raising awareness about Alzheimer's and dementia.

Every 68 seconds, someone develops Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's disease is often called a family disease, because the chronic stress of watching a loved one slowly decline affects everyone. With the increases in life spans and baby boomers coming of age, support for Alzheimer’s research is more critical to our families than ever.

Alzheimer's is the most common form of dementia, a general term for memory loss and other intellectual abilities serious enough to interfere with daily life. It accounts for 50 to 80 percent of dementia cases.

Source: Fishers Centre for Alzheimer's Research Foundation

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