Awarathon organised by the Alzheimer’s & Related Disorders Society of India

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia

The Alzheimer’s & Related Disorders Society of India, Mumbai Chapter (ARDSI) in association with Alkem Laboratories organised ‘Awarathon’, a 3 kilometre walkathon for the second consecutive year on December 2, 2018 at Worli Seaface. Thousands of Mumbaikar’s participated in Awarathon this year; patients, caregivers, doctors, corporates, government officials, NGOs, volunteers, youth came together to support and remember those who cannot remember and are suffering from memory loss.

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia, an overall term for conditions that occur when the brain no longer functions properly. Alzheimer’s causes problems with memory, thinking and behaviour. In India, more than 4 million people have some form of dementia. The Alzheimer’s and dementia burden in our country is forecasted to reach almost 7.5 million by the end of 2030. Worldwide, at least 44 million people are living with dementia making the disease a global health crisis.