The Need for a Better Global Dementia Response

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to take a heavy toll on our society. As rightly pointed out in The Lancet Neurology's Editorial,1 COVID-19 has made brutally visible the gaps and weaknesses of health and social care systems for people with dementia. This pandemic has amplified inequalities regarding access to dementia diagnosis, treatment, and care, and has left people with dementia, particularly those living in institutional care, at increased risk of severe outcomes, deterioration in their symptoms, and mortality.