Paving the way: cognitive rehabilitation for people living with dementia and mild cognitive impairment in Togo

Title

Paving the way: cognitive rehabilitation for people living with dementia and mild cognitive impairment in Togo

Publication date

2025

Publication

World Alzheimer Report 2025, Alzheimer’s Disease International, pp. 140–141

Summary

Atlantic Fellow Mawuli Lawson describes the Ahonhon Cognitive Rehabilitation programme in Lomé, Togo. The programme supports people living with mild cognitive impairment and dementia through individualized strategies for memory and everyday tasks, alongside education for families and caregivers. Lawson discusses lessons from the programme’s early work and the need to make cognitive rehabilitation more accessible across Togo. alzlanka.org