Uepisaiti Māngalo
Ne lava hono faka’ilonga’i ‘e he CEO mo e kau ngāue ‘a e ‘Ākiheuhó ‘a hono fakaola e uepisaiti fo’ou ‘o e polokalama tokoni ki he fokoutua Māngalo/Dementia ma’ae kakai…
Defining Dementia Mate Wareware in Tongan
The Tongan health leaders have been considering an appropriate Tongan term for dementia mate wareware which captures the (i) loss of cognitive functions and (ii) declining memory. We need a…
The Ūloa Model
Our dementia programme is underpinned by the the Ūloa Tongan cultural framework developed by Associate Professor Dr Sione Vaka, who is the lead clinician. The Ūloa Model is based on…
Planning for your future
Dementia is an incurable, progressive condition. Unfortunately, there is a deterioration in memory, judgement, communication and reasoning abilities over time. This means that at some point you might not be…
Living with dementia
Nutrition and dementia What you eat (especially a Mediterranean diet) can reduce the risk of cognitive decline and keep you physically healthy even if you have dementia. Over time, people…
The dementia journey
Subjective Memory Loss is experienced by most people as they age. In other words, normal age related memory loss Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) The person with Mild Cognitive Impairment is…