As a part of new plans to tackle dementia, UK hopes to train a million people to become dementia friends, report sources. Dementia afflicts around 700,000 in England.
Diseases Related to Old Age
Ageing is referred to the accumulation of changes that brings a person closer to death.
Ageing is referred to the accumulation of changes that brings a person closer to death.
The number of sufferers is expected to double in the next 30 years as life expectancy levels increase.
The Dementia Friends plan is borrowed from a similar scheme in Japan that attracted three million volunteers.
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