On 25th February 2015, the Alzheimer’s Society is celebrating the first anniversary of the launch of Dementia Friends in Wales. The event is sponsored by Minister for Health, Mark Drakeford AM and will take place at the Pierhead in Cardiff  Bay.

Deputy Minister for Health, Vaughan Gething AM, will speak about the Welsh Government’s support for Dementia Friends and its role in changing attitudes towards dementia by equipping thousands of people to help make Wales a more dementia-friendly nation.

Sandy Mewies AM,  Assembly Commissioner for Equalities, will be discussing future developments and the further commitment the National Assembly is planning to make on this important national issue.