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Catherine Hall: Alzheimer's NZ calls for the government to invest in better risk prevention strategies for dementia

Published: Sept. 20, 2023, 9:32 p.m.

A message to whoever forms the next Government: do something about dementia.\xa0

Numbers are expected to jump markedly here in the coming years, particularly among M\u0101ori, Pacific, and Asian communities.\xa0

Alzheimer's New Zealand Chief Executive Catherine Hall says the current government has endorsed the Dementia Action Plan but hasn't yet committed to implementing or funding it.\xa0

She says dementia is such a big growing problem for New Zealanders and the health system.\xa0

Hall says it's urgent that the next government takes this challenge seriously.\xa0

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