The aim of Alzheimer’s Australia Fight Dementia Campaign is to get recognition of dementia as a health priority in the 2012 Federal Budget.
There are currently 269,000 Australians living with dementia. The number of people with the disease is set to increase by almost 50% over the next 10 years. By 2050 almost one million Australians will have dementia.
Action is needed to tackle dementia NOW.
Alzheimer’s Australia is proposing that the Australian Government commit to an additional $500 million over the next five years to promote a greater awareness of dementia, improve the quality of care and act on positive solutions to reduce the future numbers of people with dementia.
To make this happen, Alzheimer Australia needs your help. Please help by:
- Signing up as a Dementia Champion
Help us reach our goal of 100,000 Dementia Champions. Sign up today and get your family and friends to join the fight against dementia! - Joining the Fight Dementia March
We will be marching on Parliament House in Canberra on 13 October. Register for the march today! - Write to your Federal Representatives
Visit or write to your Federal Member of Parliament or Senator.
Further information:
Visit the Fight Dementia Campaign website at www.fightdementia.org.au to help and get more information on the campaign and why urgent action is needed.
Read the Fight Dementia Campaign Tool Kit which sets out both the rationale for the campaign and the action being sought.