07.02.02.06. Has the association been involved in any policy development related to dementia? | South Africa

07.02.02.06. Has the association been involved in any policy development related to dementia? | South Africa

15 Aug 2022

There is no dementia-specific policy in South Africa. However, NGOs are involved in advocacy work and policy reform. For example, Dementia-SA (NGO) has contributed to the development of the White paper on Social Development and actively working with the DSD to acknowledge dementia as a disability, as well as collaborating with the South African Law Reform Commission to address the concerns around power of attorney (described under Part 4).