This short video published by the World Health Organization tells what is like to live with dementia, and the impact that the condition can have on family and professional life.

It outlines what each of us can do to help people living with dementia. It also emphasizes the role that country leaders can play in improving the lives of people living with dementia today, and in working towards a cure. Over 47 million people live with dementia worldwide. This figure is expected to almost triple by 2050.