World Alzheimer’s Month 2024

Dementia is one of the major global health challenges with more than 55 million people living with the condition worldwide. Currently, over 64,000 people live with dementia in Ireland, and number of people will more than double by 2045.

Every September, people come together from all around the world to raise awareness and to challenge the stigma that persists around dementia.

World Alzheimer’s Day is held on Saturday, September 21st.

Time to Act on Dementia, Time to Act on Alzheimers

This year’s World Alzheimer’s Month campaign ‘Time to Act on Dementia, Time to Act on Alzheimers’  will focus on attitudes toward dementia and seeks to redress stigma and discrimination which still exists around the condition, while highlighting the positive steps being undertaken by organisations and governments globally to develop a more dementia friendly society. Read more about this year’s theme here

World Alzheimer Report 2024, released by Alzheimer’s Disease International on World Alzheimer’s Day, can be viewed here.

What can I do to support World Alzheimer’s Month?

There are many ways to get involved with World Alzheimer’s Month:

Raise Vital Funds

• Register for Alzheimer’s Memory Walk 2024
• Organise your own fundraising event 

Awareness and Education

• Be a Friend of ASI
• Understand Together
• Learn about peoples’ lived experiences of dementia 
• Attend ‘Don’t Forget to Remember’ screening
• Sign up for our ‘Dementia Dialogues: Breaking Down Research’ Webinar, beginning 4th September.
• Join The Science of Dementia for the Non-Scientist 1 Day Conference on 12th September.

Get Support

• Are you living with dementia or caring for someone with dementia? We are here to help.
• Learn more about our services and supports.