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    From Plan to Impact VI

    From Alzheimer's Disease International

    This report tracks the progress of creating and implementing National Dementia Plans (NDP) in both World Health Organization (WHO) Member States and select non-member states.

    Within this report, you can find expert analyses and case studies from across the globe, focusing on the seven action areas outlined in the Global Action Plan (GAP).

  • The economic contribution and sacrifices of unpaid family, whānau and aiga carers in New Zealand Thumbnail Image

    The economic contribution and sacrifices of unpaid family, whānau and aiga carers in New Zealand

    This report was prepared by the alliance with the Carers Alliance, Alzheimers NZ, Carers NZ, IHC and the Ministry of Social Development.

    The report estimates there are 432,000 carers in the country (although the true number could be up to 50 percent higher) and two-thirds of carers are women.

    Each year, The annual economic contribution of caring in Aotearoa New Zealand is $17.6 billion or 5.4 per cent of GDP.

    On average, household incomes with carers are 10 percent less than those of non-carers.

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    The State of Caring in Aotearoa

    A report for Carers NZ and the Carers Alliance

    This report summarises the findings from both the State of Caring and Respite and Time Out surveys undertaken by Carers NZ and the Carers Alliance in 2021. Over 1,600 carers responded to the surveys, confirming that they are doing it tough, they feel unsupported by the system, and struggle to get the help they need.

    As a result, carers health is poor, with high levels of anxiety and depression, and they are isolated. The realities of caring mean they struggle to work as well, suffer financial impacts as a result and struggle to save for their retirement.

    Alzheimers NZ, along with IHC, and the Ministry of Social Development, partnered with Carers NZ and the Carers Alliance to fund this report.

Other reports

  • Mahi Aroha – Carers’ Strategy Action Plan Thumbnail Image

    Mahi Aroha – Carers’ Strategy Action Plan

    2019–2023

    The Carers’ Strategy Action Plan 2019–2023 includes a range of actions to improve the wellbeing of the one in 10 New Zealanders who care for a loved one with a disability, health condition, illness or injury. The Plan includes a new focus on target populations (Māori, Pacific, young and older carers) and a family, whānau, aiga-centred approach will form part of the implementation approach.

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    Valuing the advocacy of people with dementia

    Dementia Alliance International

    This report highlights why the voices and experiences of people living with dementia must be a critical component within the policy making process, and provides some great examples of what that looks like in practice. This includes how our Advisory Group here in New Zealand has strengthened the work we do. We are strongly supportive of DAI’s work over the years to bring the voice of people living with dementia to policy making around the world.

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    World Health Organization (WHO)

    Global action plan on the public health response to dementia 2017-2025

    The Global action plan on the public health response to dementia 2017-2025 was adopted by WHO Member States at the 70th World Health Assembly. The global plan provides a comprehensive blueprint for action and sets targets across seven areas.

    In May 2019, on the second anniversary of WHO’s adoption of Global action plan, ADI updated their report, From plan to impact, on the progress. In the last two years only two countries have created national dementia plans or frameworks, meaning at the current rate the 2025 target will not be reached.

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    World Dementia Council

    Dementia friendly initiatives

    These two report from the World Dementia Council examine the global evidence base for dementia friendly initiatives. Dementia friendly is a concept that has developed into a worldwide “movement” with a many initiatives happening across the globe.

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    Dementia Alliance International

    Human Rights for people with dementia

    Dementia Alliance International (DAI) is an advocacy group, the peak body and global voice of people with dementia. Read the report The Human Rights of People Living with Dementia: from Rhetoric to Reality.