Dementia is currently the seventh leading cause of death worldwide and according to findings from the Lancet’s Global Burden of Disease study in 2019,
Brunei Darussalam has 1,574 cases of dementia with the figure expected to rise by 365 per cent to 7,317 by 2050. The worrying figures were shared by Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohd Isham bin Haji Jaafar in his message in conjunction with World Alzheimer’s Month celebrated every September. Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohd Isham explained that dementia is a kind of disease affecting the cognitive function of the brain impacting memory, thinking, behaviour and emotion. Dementia is also the main cause of differently-abled and dependency among the elderly. According to the World Hea…
