{"id":259086,"date":"2023-09-07T19:42:07","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T14:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=259086"},"modified":"2023-10-08T12:27:21","modified_gmt":"2023-10-08T06:57:21","slug":"free-dementia-support-line-and-online-memory-clinic-launched-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/free-dementia-support-line-and-online-memory-clinic-launched-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Free dementia support line and online memory clinic launched in India"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The post is based on the article \u201c<\/span><b>Free dementia support line and online memory clinic launched in India\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> published in <\/span><b>The Hindu on 7th September 2023<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is the News?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dementia India Alliance (DIA), a non-profit, family carer-centered organization has launched a National Dementia Support Line and DemClinic.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is DemClinic?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DemClinic will be the first national comprehensive expert-led cognitive assessment platform for the elderly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The initiative is aimed at supporting families and persons with dementia through post-diagnostic care and support.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is \u2018The Blue Button Movement\u2019?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It will be organized by Dementia India Alliance (DIA) on September 21 to mark World Alzheimer\u2019s Day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The blue button is a symbol of awareness and support for people affected by dementia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This campaign will include the formation of a human chain symbolically resembling the blue button like a shield or a coat of arms, unifying and encouraging people to recognize the impact of dementia, empathize and take proactive steps to support patients.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is Dementia?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dementia is a term for several diseases that affect memory, thinking, and the ability to perform daily activities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dementia is caused by many different diseases or injuries that directly and indirectly damage the brain.Alzheimer disease is the most common form and may contribute to 60\u201370% of cases.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Currently more than 55 million people have dementia worldwide, over 60% of whom live in low-and middle-income countries. Every year, there are nearly 10 million new cases.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dementia is currently the seventh leading cause of death and one of the major causes of disability and dependency among older people globally.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: The post is based on the article \u201cFree dementia support line and online memory clinic launched in India\u201d published in The Hindu on 7th September 2023 What is the News? Dementia India Alliance (DIA), a non-profit, family carer-centered organization has launched a National Dementia Support Line and DemClinic. What is DemClinic? DemClinic will be&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/free-dementia-support-line-and-online-memory-clinic-launched-in-india\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Free dementia support line and online memory clinic launched in India<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10317,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,1738,9],"tags":[11872,10498],"class_list":["post-259086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-science-and-technology-daily-factly-articles","category-public","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=259086"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259086\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=259086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=259086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=259086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}