♣Public health policies, dementia care and support in LMICs

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that low‐and‐middle‐income countries (LMICs) develop national plans to formulate public health policies in response to dementia Across Africa, no country has developed a national dementia strategy to date. Although Kenya is in the process of developing a national dementia plan, much work remains to develop care pathways that meet the diverse needs of persons with dementia across the Kenyan population. In a study on perceptions and experiences of dementia and its care in rural Kenya, family caregivers reported negative experiences of disclosure of a diagnosis of dementia. They also reported limited and insufficient provision of information on dementia. The WHO Global dementia action plan has set the target of 75% of countries providing support and training programmes for carers and families of people with dementia by 2025.