Dementia Workshop || Gender Differences & Policy Insights (20-8-25)

Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities

Period20 Aug 2025

Media coverage

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Media coverage

  • TitleDementia Workshop || Gender Differences & Policy Insights
    Degree of recognitionNational
    Media name/outletGhana Television (GTV) News, Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
    Media typeTelevision
    Country/TerritoryGhana
    Date20/08/25
    Description21 views Aug 20, 2025
    This is the Ghana Television (GTV) 2pm and 7pm GMT News bulletins (20th August 2025) coverage of the Dementia Workshop in Ghana, led by Precious Adade Duodu.

    The feature highlights gendered differences in dementia prevalence and includes interviews with:

    1️⃣ Dr. Fred Adomako Boateng, Ashanti Regional Director of Health Services, Ghana.

    2️⃣ Hon. Patricia Appiagyei, Chair of the Population Caucus, Deputy Minority Leader & Member of Parliament (MP) for Asokwa, Kumasi, Ghana.

    3️⃣ Prof. Christian Agyare, Provost of the College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana.

    The discussion reflects the urgent need for gender-sensitive, inclusive approaches to dementia care in Ghana, bridging policy, research, and community perspectives.

    📖 Related publication: Gendered differences in the prevalence and associated factors of dementia in Ghana: a cross-sectional survey → https://bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12888-024-05856-3
    Producer/AuthorMs Sarah Ofori, Head of Health Desk, GTV
    URLhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKZFIsmFKag&t=31s
    PersonsPrecious Adade Duodu