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February 15-16, 2019 Amsterdam| Netherlands
Vascular Dementia
Vascular Dementia 2019
Journal of Alzheimers Disease & Parkinsonism | ISSN : 2161-0460
11
th
International Conference on
Volume 09
Morejoy Saineti, J Alzheimers Dis Parkinsonism 2019, Volume 09
DOI: 10.4172/2161-0460-C1-001
Africa dementia services (ADS)
T
here is little research done so far to inform us on dementia in Africa. However, it
is known from personal stories of the ADS group and the small outreach team in
Zimbabwe reports that people who are living with a cognitive impairment are perceived
as witches, bewitched or demon possessed. This means that they are neglected and
missed from the main stream clinical care. Africa Dementia Services aims to build
work around providing dementia awareness to the public, and professional training,
information materials, research opportunities, supportive services and eventually
building of dementia villages. Africans are prone to sickle cell anaemia and other
blood conditions which may result in vascular dementia. At the vascular conference, a
report will be provided on the work in Zimbabwe, (an action research on developing a
dementia information service in a village in Zimbabwe).
Biography
Morejoy Saineti has pursued her RGN, RMN, QNI, MSc Health Research degrees. She is a Dementia Champion
and Founder ofAfrica Dementia Services operating under Regeneration Centre International charity. She is a Visiting
Lecturer at Greenwich University London since 2012, Operations Director LANH professionals LLP since 2016. She
is aspiring to do a PhD study on dementia and service development. She has received an award “International
Dementia Nurse of the Year 2010” which was awarded by Stirling University and RCN. She is also a runner up of
The Guardian Public Servant of the Year 2010. She pioneered a bespoke Community Dementia Palliative Care
service in Westminster which saved the NHS more than a quarter of a million in the first year of inception. She
has been a Queens Nurse since 2013. She is an International Speaker having presented in conferences such as
International Conference on Sexually Transmitted Diseases and HIV/Aids (ICASA).
mjsaineti@gmail.comMorejoy Saineti
LANH Professional LLP, UK