September is World Alzheimer's Month, an international campaign to raise dementia awareness and challenge stigma. Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia among older adults. According to the World Health Organization, Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia ranked as the seventh leading cause of death globally in 2020. Currently, Alzheimer's Disease Foundation Malaysia estimated there are about 50,000 people in Malaysia with this disease.
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