Reducing Dementia Risk: Never too early, never too late

Reducing dementia risk: never too early, never too late World Alzheimer Report 2023 Reducing dementia risk: never too early, never too late Authors Alzheimer’s Disease International Chloé BenoistPublications Manager,Alzheimer’s Disease International Simon LongEditor-at-large,The Economist Wendy WeidnerHead of Research and Publications,Alzheimer’s Disease International ADI would like to thank our corporate partners and donors: Anonymous TrustBiogenEisaiEli Lilly and CompanyThe Mary Oakley Foundation, Inc.Novo NordiskOtsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.RocheVan Otterloo Family The opinions expressed in the essays included in this report do not necessarily reflect the positions of ADI. Cover photo: A couple catches waves at a surfing school for seniors in Santos, Brazil in March 2019. (Alex Kornhuber) Published by Alzheimer’s Disease International.September 2023Copyright © Alzheimer’s Disease International Suggested citation: About the contributors Simon Longis the lead writer for this report. He is editor-at-large at The Economist, where he has worked in avariety of roles since 1995, after a decade at the BBC. Jason Andrewis a photographer working on intimate, long-form projects about non-nuclear families andtheir social implications in society. His collaborative narratives are rooted in his own upbringing, drawing from livedexperience. Born and raised in Northern California, Jason is a graduate of the International Center of Photographyand holds a BA in History from San Diego State University. He’s a two-time Hillman Foundation fellow, was a finalistfor the Oskar Barnack award, and his editorial work is regularly awarded by American Photography. Saiyna Bashiris a Pakistani photojournalist currently based in Islamabad, Pakistan, with a focus ondocumenting migration, gender, healthcare, and climate change in her images. She has photographed women whosurvived acid attacks stemming from domestic violence, as well as the achievements of the transgender communityin Pakistan. She has contributed to leading media outlets, includingThe New York Times,National Geographic, andThe Washington Post. Bashir has also worked as a consultant photographer for UN agencies and other internationalNGOs. Her website iswww.saiynabashirphoto.com. Chloé Benoistis Alzheimer Disease International’s publications manager. Currently based in the UnitedKingdom, she has over a decade of experience in journalism, with a particular focus on the Middle East, France, andthe United States. Lucien Chauvinis a US freelance journalist who has been covering news from Latin America since the 1980s.He is currently based in Montevideo, Uruguay. His words have appeared in many newspapers, magazines, andjournals over the years. Marion Edmundsis a freelance journalist, content producer, and documentary maker based in the WesternCape, South Africa. She lives with a multigenerational family, which includes two teenagers and her 89-year-oldfather who lives with dementia. He has inspired her to take a special interest in ageing and its challenges. Marionalso reports and produces on a range of subjects for local and international media organisations, always seeking totell a human-interest story. Marion’s career spans South Africa’s dramatic transition from apartheid to democracy,which she reported as a much younger news journalist. You can find out more atwww.marionedmunds.com. Barbara Fraserhas worked as an independent journalist in Peru for more than two decades, reportingparticularly on environmental, public health, and Indigenous issues. Her work has appeared inNature, Science, TheLancet, EcoAméricas, National Geographic, Discover,and other publications. Saima Jabbaris a media and PR manager at Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan. She holds anMS/MPhil degree in media research and a Master’s in mass communication. She also works as a freelance journalist,and previously served as a senior associate producer for national news channel Aaj TV. Saima also has experience asa visiting lecturer in the media studies department of the Islamic International University and the peace and conflictstudies department of the National University of Modern Languages. Muthoki Kithanzeis a multimedia journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya. Her topics of interest include health,culture, and agriculture. She has reported considerably on neurological disorders such as dementia, Parkinson’s,and autism. Her writing aspires to illuminate situations that fall through the cracks of mainstream reporting.Her work has been featured in thePeople Daily,The Star, andThe Standardnewspapers. She holds a degree incommunication and Journalism from Moi University and acquired certificates in reporting on young women’s sexualreproductive health rights, investigative journalism, and reporting on air pollution, among others. Alex Kornhuberis a Peruvian-German photographer who has worked as a photojournalist in Kosovo,Uganda, Brazil, Japan, Ne