Dementia targeted by HSE and chemists

THE HSE and the Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) are teaming up to raise public awareness of dementia through pharmacies across Louth and Ireland. Information leaflets will be available, and posters are on display, in pharmacies across the country from Monday.

Dementia Understand Together is a public support, awareness and information campaign aimed at inspiring people from all sections of society to stand together to support people living with dementia and their families.

There are currently 55,000 people in Ireland living with dementia. All are living with a condition that deeply impacts their lives and the lives of those who love and care for them.

As two thirds of people living with dementia live in our communities, a central part of the Understand Together campaign is building partnerships with businesses and organisations across all sectors in Ireland to help build supportive, compassionate and inclusive communities for those affected by dementia.

Daragh Connolly, IPU President said: ‘ The IPU is pleased to be working with Dementia Understand Together and the HSE to promote better awareness of dementia through its members. Pharmacists play a central role in communities as trusted sources of information and support. Pharmacists often provide vital support for those concerned about their health and also sources of advice for people who have received diagnoses’.