(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Doha: The Elderly Empowerment and Care Center (Ehsan), affiliated with Qatar Foundation for Social Work (QFSW), marked the World Alzheimer's Day, which falls on September 21 each year, through an awareness campaign on social media entitled, 'Let's Talk about Alzheimer's aiming at raising awareness of the disease and alleviating its social impacts.
The Center launched a number of programmes and activities on Alzheimer's and published a number of awareness leaflets about the disease and talked about the psychological aspects related to Alzheimer's patients and ways to deal with them.
The Center also cooperated with a number of bodies during its awareness campaign such as the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs and Hamad Medical Corporation.
The Center will also host today Medical Director of Rumailah Hospital and Qatar Rehabilitation Institute Dr. Hanadi Al Hamad via videoconference to talk about the country's efforts to care for Alzheimer's patients in light of the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The Center has intensively prepared its campaign on social media to reach the largest segment of the public due to the circumstances of the coronavirus and the precautions related to social distancing.
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