17/07/2026
The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched the second edition of its Guidelines for Risk Reduction of Cognitive Decline and Dementia. can access here: https://bit.ly/4vDXOjF
is pleased to share these updated guidelines, to which members of the ADI team contributed during their development. The guidelines were launched during a WHO-hosted webinar highlighting the latest evidence on dementia risk reduction, including newly recognised evidence-based risk factors and a new framework for grouping risk factors into four categories: behaviours, health conditions and biological states, environmental, and multidomain. This new framework reflects a more holistic understanding of dementia risk and opportunities for intervention.
Joining the launch was ADI Acting CEO, Chris Lynch, who discussed the important role of civil society and dementia advocacy organisations in raising awareness of dementia risk reduction. He also highlighted the importance of integrating dementia into broader messaging around noncommunicable disease (NCD) prevention and risk reduction.
During the webinar, Dr Tarun Dua, WHO Unit Head for Neurological, Sensory and Oral Conditions in the Department of Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health, emphasised the importance of adapting global guidance to local contexts:
"These guidelines are global, but we must go local."
Following the release of these guidelines, ADI invites our global network to join us for a special webinar, "Advancing Dementia Risk Reduction: Implementing the WHO's Updated Guidelines." This live, expert-led session will provide an in-depth overview of the new recommendations and showcase practical examples from national dementia associations, demonstrating how these global guidelines can be successfully implemented at the local level.
Register for the webinar today:
https://bit.ly/4xNkSic