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‘Witchcraft’ stigma surrounds dementia

阿尔茨海默氏病和其他形式的痴呆症不仅影响患者，而且会影响其家人，朋友和社区。版权：图像Susann MielkefromPixabay

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Season 2, Episode 4

Every three seconds, someone around the world is diagnosed with dementia. And cases of dementia are increasing, with the largest burden felt in low- and middle-income countries. But, stigma and misunderstanding still surround dementia in Sub-Saharan Africa, and research and support are underfunded.

阿尔茨海默氏病和其他形式的痴呆症不仅影响患者，而且会影响其家人，朋友和社区。本周关于非洲科学的重点，我们的记者迈克尔·卡洛基（Michael Kaloki）遇到了心理学家伊丽莎白·穆特加（Elizabeth Mutunga）和Wambui Karanja。Mutunga’s father lived with Alzheimer’s for 15 years before it was diagnosed, and she tells us how this drove her to study the disease and form the阿尔茨海默氏症和痴呆症组织肯尼亚.

Africa Science Focus, with Halima Athumani.

Learn more about Elizabeth Mutunga’s career

This programme was funded by theCarnegie Corporation of New York.

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