11 March: New JPND project EUROFINGERS kicks off

On 11 March, the new JPND-funded project EUROFINGERS, kicked off in an online meeting. Over the next three years, EUROFINGERS will, by means of a precision medicine approach, work on the topic of the prevention of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and will build on the work of similar existing European studies.

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18 March: Croatia commits to a National Dementia Strategy

In Croatia, the parliament has decided to launch the process to adopt a National Dementia Strategy. Congratulations to our colleagues at Alzheimer Croatia, who have been instrumental in making this happen.

 

 

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24 March: Governmental Experts on Dementia discuss COVID-19 responses

On 24 March, at the suggestion of the Scottish Government, Alzheimer Europe organised an online meeting of the European Group of Governmental Experts on Dementia to discuss the responses of countries to COVID-19. In particular, the meeting focused on how people with dementia are being supported.

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25 March: EPAD project comes to an end

The coordinators of the European Prevention of Alzheimer's Dementia (EPAD) project have notified the closure of the EPAD Longitudinal Cohort Study. The grant received by the Innovative Medicines Initiative which has funded EPAD from 2015 runs out in June 2020.

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28 March: Resources to help during COVID-19 are on our website

In order to support people with dementia, carers, care professionals and national Alzheimer's associations during the ongoing COVID-19 situation, we have pulled together a range of valuable online resources in a special section on our website.

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