10.01. Is there a published government policy, statement or document detailing the government’s plan or programme for dementia research? | South Africa

10.01. Is there a published government policy, statement or document detailing the government’s plan or programme for dementia research? | South Africa

15 Aug 2022

This desk review did not find a published government policy, statement or document detailing the government’s plan or programme for dementia research. Although very limited, there are some research projects in SA on dementia for example:

“Strengthening responses to dementia in South Africa” (STRiDE) project:  Funded by the UK Research and Innovation’s Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF), the STRiDE Project (2018-2021) aims to contribute to improving dementia care, treatment, and support systems so that people living with dementia are able to live well and family and other carers do not shoulder excessive costs, risk impoverishment or compromise their own health. STRiDE aims to help countries to develop or refine national plans for dementia and achieve its objectives through ten Work packages (WPs) across seven countries: Brazil, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Jamaica, Mexico, and South Africa (see https://stride-dementia.org/).