On-going developments around dementia policy are currently being driven by the Jamaica GDO Oversight Committee, which is comprised of the full STRiDE Jamaica project team, the PAHO Advisor for NCDs and Mental Health and the Director of Mental Health at the Ministry of Health, who also serves as the GDO national representative. This group of stakeholders is driven by the goals of the STRiDE project as well as the deliverables of the GDO data collection drive and are motivated by a shared interest in dementia and a need to bring together various silos of dementia-related information or relevant resources in order to have a streamlined, organised and formalised understanding of and a plan on dementia and dementia care.

It is also being driven by the STRiDE JA National Advisory Group, which advises on the feasibility and relevance of work being done on the ground in Jamaica by the STRiDE Dementia Research Project. It also holds researchers accountable for project deliverables and advocates for local dementia-related research and initiatives, including, quite notably, a national dementia policy. The Advisory Group comprises representatives from organisations that are involved in or responsible for national policy; including the National Health Fund; the Inter-American Development Bank; Healthy Caribbean Coalition, the National Council for Senior Citizens as well as key stakeholders including the Jamaica Council of Churches, caregivers of persons living with dementia and a person living with dementia. The Group has agreed to support the public call for a national dementia policy and to use its resources and expertise to contribute to the feasible, sustainable development and implementation of same.