45% of dementia cases could be prevented – WHO
According to the WHO, understanding dementia risk factors and taking preventive action can improve health outcomes and quality of life, enabling more people to live longer, healthier and more independent lives.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said up to 45 per cent of dementia cases could be prevented by addressing modifiable risk factors, as it unveiled updated global guidelines to help countries reduce the growing burden of the condition.
Speaking on the updated guidelines, the WHO Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, said advances in research had improved understanding of the factors driving dementia risk, enabling countries to take practical steps to protect brain health.
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