FAKATOTOLO KI HE DEMENTIA / MĀNGALO
Na’e kamata he uike ‘uluaki ‘o e māhina ni ‘a e fakatotolo ki he fokoutua dementia / māngalo ko e fekumi ke ‘ilo e tokolahi ‘o e kakai ‘oku nau…
‘Ākiheuho: Fighting dementia in Pacific
For many Pacific people suffering from dementia, diagnosis isn’t made until the late stages—meaning fewer opportunities for intervention to slow the illness, and financial stresses borne by families instead of…
FAKA’ALUMA MO TĀPALASIA ‘O E MĀNGALO
Dementia Mate Wareware Ka ‘i ai ha taha ‘e mo’ua ‘i he fokoutua dementia/ māngalo ‘e malava ke fe’ao ia mo e faka’alumá moe/ pe tāpalasia, koe’uhi ko e anga…
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…