Alzheimer Associations The role of Alzheimer Associations Alzheimer associations bring people with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, their caregivers and family members, health and social care professionals, researchers, scientists and politicians together through shared concern for people with dementia. These associations are dedicated to providing support to people with dementia and their caregivers through: Practical and emotional help such as help lines and support groups Information and advice Advocacy to governments Training for caregivers and professionals More established associations also provide services and undertake research. A full list of Alzheimers Associations are detailed below where resources can be obtained for your clubs awareness projects. You can also find these at the following URL: http://www.alz.co.uk/help/associations.html Alzheimer Associations - where resources can be downloaded in the correct language – English langage resources Argentina Ecuador Lebanon Singapore Australia Egypt Luxembourg* Slovak Republic Austria El Salvador Malaysia South Africa Bahrain Ethiopia* Malta South Korea Bangladesh Finland Mexico Spain Barbados France Namibia* Sri Lanka Belgium Germany Netherlands Sweden Bermuda Greece New Zealand Switzerland Bolivia Guatemala Nigeria Syria Brazil Honduras Norway TADA Chinese Taipei Bulgaria Hong Kong SAR Pakistan Thailand Canada Hungary Panama Trinidad and Tobago Chile Iceland Peru Tunisia China India Philippines Turkey Colombia Indonesia Poland Uganda Costa Rica Iran Portugal Ukraine Croatia Ireland Puerto Rico UK Cuba Israel Romania USA Cyprus Italy Russia Uruguay Czech Republic Jamaica Scotland Venezuela Denmark Japan Serbia and Montenegro Zimbabwe Dominican Republic Listed associations are members of Alzheimer's Disease International, except for those marked with *. Regional group Europe Alzheimer Europe 145 rte de Thionville L-2611 Luxembourg Web: www.alzheimer-europe.org Contry based Argentina Helpline: 1800 100 500 Fax: +61 2 6278 7255 Asociación de Lucha contra el Mal de Email: glenn@alzheimers.org.au Alzheimer Web: www.alzheimers.org.au Lacarra No 78 1407 Capital Federal, Buenos Aires Austria Argentina Tel/Fax: +54 11 4671 1187 Alzheimer Angehorige Austria Email: info@alma-alzheimer.org.ar Obere Augartenstrasse 26-28 Web: www.alma-alzheimer.org.ar 1020 Vienna, Austria Tel: +43 1 332 5166 Australia Fax: +43 1 334 2141 Email: alzheimeraustria@aon.at Alzheimer's Australia Web: www.alzheimer-selbsthilfe.at P.O. Box 4019 Hawker Bahrain ACT 2614 Australia Alzheimer Support Group Tel: +61 2 6254 4233 Dr Adel Al-Offi Psychiatric Hospital Email: henry.sabine@skynet.be P.O.Box 5128 Web: www.alzheimer.be Kingdom Of Bahrain Tel: +973 17 279 326 Bermuda Helpline:+973 39425525 Email: alzbahrain@gmail.com Web: www.moh.gov.bh/alz Alzheimer's Family Support Group P.O.Box DV114 Devonshire DVBX Bangladesh Bermuda Tel: +441 238 2168 (pm) Alzheimer Association of Bangladesh Fax: +441 234 1765 Head Office Email: JulieKay@ibl.bm Salander Post office:Thakurgaon- 5100 Bolivia Bangladesh Tel: +880 172 049 8197 Email: alzbangladesh@yahoo.com Asociación Boliviana de Alzheimer y Otras Demencias Casilla Nº 9302 Barbados La Paz Bolivia Barbados Alzheimer's Association Inc Tel: +591 224 941 43 PO Box 398 Email: elvio904@gmail.com Bridgetown Barbados Brazil Tel: +1 246 438 7111 Email: barbadosalzheimersassociation@caribsurf .com FEBRAZ - Federação Brasileira de Associaçãoes de Alzheimer c/o ABRAZ - Associação Brasileira de Alzheimer Belgium Caixa Postal 3913 Sao Paulo - SP - Brazil Ligue Alzheimer 01160-970 Clinique Le Perî Tel/Fax: +55 11 270 8791 4B Rue Montagne Helpline: 0 800 55 1906 Sainte Walburge Email: abraz@abraz.org.br Belgium Web: www.abraz.com.br B-4000 Liège Tel: +32 4 225 8793 Bulgaria Helpline: 0800 15 225 Fax: +32 4 225 8693 Compassion Alzheimer Bulgaria Tzanko Djustabanov 30, fl.3 9000 Varna Bulgaria Fax: +8610 6521 2386 Tel: +359 52 505 873 Email: wyh@medmail.com.cn Fax: +359 52 505 873 Web: www.adc.org.cn Email: compassion.alz@abv.bg Colombia Canada Asociacion Colombiana de Alzheimer y Alzheimer Society of Canada Desordenes Relacionados 20 Eglinton Avenue, W., Suite 1200 Carrera 10A No 120-30 Toronto, Ontario M4R 1K8 Apto 708 Canada Bogota Tel: +1 416 488 8772 Colombia Helpline: 1800 616 8816 Tel: +57 1 619 9402 Fax: +1 416 488 3778 Fax: +57 1 521 9401 Email: info@alzheimer.ca Email: alzheimercolombia@live.com Web: www.alzheimer.ca Costa Rica Chile Asociación Costarricense de Alzheimer y Corporación Alzheimer Chile otras Demencias Asociadas Desiderio Lemus 0143 Apartado 4755 (alt 1400 Av.Peru) 1000 San José Recoleta Del Parqueo del ICE Santiago, Chile Sabana Norte 300 mts al Norte Tel: +56 2 7321 532 Costa Rica Fax: +56 2 777 7431 Tel: +506 237 7527 Email: alzchile@adsl.tie.cl Fax: +506 260 1716 Web: www.corporacionalzheimer.cl Email: ascada@ice.co.cr Web: www.fundalzheimer.com China Croatia Chinese Association of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Alzheimer Disease Societies Croatia Department of Neurology Croatian Institute for Brain Research Beijing Hospital (HIIM) Ministry of Health Att. Secretary - Kristina Stipetic #1 Da Hua Road Šalata 12 Dong Dan HR-10000 Zagreb Beijing 100730 Croatia China Tel: +385 1 23 88 176 Tel: +8610 6521 2012 Fax: +385 1 23 88 176 Email: alzheimer@alzheimer.hr Alzheimerforeningen Web: www.alzheimer.hr Sankt Lukas Vej 6, 1 DK 2900 Hellerup Cuba Denmark Tel: +45 39 40 04 88 Cuban Section of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Calle 146 No 2504 e/ 25 y 31 Fax: +45 39 61 66 69 Email: post@alzheimer.dk Web: www.alzheimer.dk Cubanacan Playa Ciudad de la Habana Dominican Republic Cuba Tel: +537 220 974 Asociacion Dominicana de Alzheimer Fax: +537 336 857 Apartado Postal # 3321 Email: inmo@teleda.get.tur.cu Santo Domingo Web: www.scual.sld.cu Republica Dominicana Tel: +1 809 544 1711 Cyprus Fax: +1 809 544 1731 Email: asocalzheimer@codetel.net.do Pancyprian Association of Alzheimer's Disease Ecuador 31A Stadiou 6020 Larnaca Fundacion Alzheimer Ecuador Cyprus Avenida de la Prensa #5204 y Avenida de Tel: +357 24 627 104 Maestro Fax: +357 24 627 106 Quito Email: alzhcyprus@yahoo.com Ecuador Tel: +593 2 2594 997 Czech Republic Fax: +593 2 2594 997 Email: gmatute@uio.satnet.net Ceska Alzheimerovska Spolecnost Centre of Gerontology Egypt Simunkova 1600 18200 Praha 8 Egyptian Alzheimer Group Czech Republic c/o Professor A Ashour Tel: +420 286 883 676 233 26 July Street Fax: +420 286 882 788 Giza 12411 Email: Cairo martina.rokosova@gerontocentrum.cz Egypt Web: www.alzheimer.cz Tel: +202 334 70 133 Fax: +202 330 23 270 Denmark Email: ashour200835@yahoo.com El Salvador Email: contact@francealzheimer.org Web: www.francealzheimer.com Asociacion de Familiares Alzheimer de El Salvador Germany Asilo Sara Zaldivar Colonia Costa Rica Deutsche Alzheimer Gesellschaft Avenida Irazu Friedrichstr. 236 San Salvador 10969 Berlin El Salvador Germany Tel: +503 237 0787 Tel: +49 30 315 057 33 Email: ricardolopez@vianet.com.sv Helpline: 01803 171 017 Fax: +49 30 315 057 35 Ethiopia Email: deutsche.alzheimer.ges@tonline.de Ye Ethiopia Alzhiemers Beshitegnoch Web: www.deutsche-alzheimer.de Mahber P. O. Box 28657/1000 Greece Addis Ababa Ethiopia Greek Association of AD and Related Tel: +251 91 113 8547 Disorders Email: ninates2002@yahoo.com Petrou Sindika 13 Thessaloniki Finland Hellas Greece Alzheimer Society of Finland Tel/Fax : +30 2310 810 411 Luotsikatu 4E Helpline: +30 2310 909 000 00160 Helsinki Email: alzheimer@the.forthnet.gr Finland Web: www.alzheimer-hellas.gr Tel: +358 9 6226 200 Fax: +358 9 6226 2020 Guatemala Email: toimisto@alzheimer.fi Web: www.alzheimer.fi Asociación Grupo ERMITA 10a. Calle 11-63 France Zona 1, Apto B P O Box 2978 France Alzheimer et Maladies 01901 Guatemala Apparentées Tel: +502 2 381 122 21 Boulevard Montmartre Fax: +502 2 381 122 75002 Paris Email: alzguate@quetzal.net France Tel: +33 1 42 97 52 41 Fax: +33 1 42 96 04 70 Honduras Asociación Hondureña de Alzheimer Iceland PO Box 5005 Tel: +354 533 1088 Tegucigalpa Fax: +354 533 1086 Honduras Email: faas@alzheimer.is Tel: +504 235 9193 Web: www.alzheimer.is Fax: +504 232 4580 Email: Alzheimerhn@ashalz.org India Web: www.ashalz.org Alzheimer's & Related Disorders Society of India Hong Kong SAR Guruvayoor Road PO Box 53 Hong Kong Alzheimer's Disease Kunnamkulam Association Kerala 680 503 G/F, Wang Yip House India Wang Tau Hom Estate Tel: +91 4885 223 801 Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR Fax: +91 4885 223 801/ 222 347 China Email: office@alzheimer-india.org Tel: +852 23 381 120 Web: www.alzheimer-india.org Carer Hotline: +852 23 382 277 Fax: +852 23 38 0772 Indonesia Email: info@hkada.org.hk Web: www.hkada.org.hk IAzA Secretariat c/o Wahyudi Nugroho Hungary Sasana Tresna Werda "Yayasan Karya Bakti Ria Pembangunan" Hungarian Alzheimer Society jl. Pusdika RT 008 RW 07 Csaba u. 7A KM 17 Cibubur, Jakarta 13720 H-1054 Budapest Indonesia 1122 Tel: +62 21 8730 179 Hungary Fax: +62 21 3989 9128 Tel:+36 1 214 1022 Email: nasrun@indosat.net.id Fax: +36 1 214 1022 Email: ehimmer@axelero.hu Iran Web: www.tar.hu/alzheimer Iran Alzheimer Association Iceland Shahrak Ekbatan Maydan Noor Exit FAAS Next to Bassij Building Austurburn 31 Tehran 13969 104 Reyjkjavik Iran Tel: +98 21 4651 122 Alzheimer Jamaica Fax: +98 21 4651 122 Suite 24 Seymour Park Email: info@alzheimer.ir 2 Seymour Avenue Web: www.alzheimer.ir Kingston 10 Jamaica Ireland Tel: +1 876 927 8967 Fax: +1 876 927 6155 Alzheimer Society of Ireland Email: alzheimerja@cwjamaica.com National Office Temple Road Japan Blackrock, Co. Dublin Ireland Alzheimer's Association Japan Tel: +353 1 284 6616 c/o Kyoto Social Welfare Hall Helpline: +353 1 800 341 341 Horikawa-Marutamachi, Kamigyo-Ku Fax: +353 1 284 6030 Kyoto Email: info@alzheimer.ie Japan 602-8143 Web: www.alzheimer.ie Tel: +81 75 811 8195 Fax: +81 75 811 8188 Israel Email: office@alzheimer.or.jp Web: www.alzheimer.or.jp Alzheimer's Association of Israel P O Box 8261 Lebanon Ramat Gan Israel 52181 Alzheimer's Association Lebanon Tel: +972 3 578 7660 La Palma Bldg. 1st floor Fax: +972 3 578 7661 Aoukar Email: a-a-i@zahav.net.il Lebanon Web: www.alz-il.net Tel: +961 3 245 606 Email: d.mansour@alzlebanon.org Italy Web: www.alzlebanon.org Federazione Alzheimer Italia Luxembourg Via Tommaso Marino 7 20121 Milano Association Luxembourg Alzheimer Italy BP 5021 Tel: +39 02 809 767 L-1050 Fax: +39 02 875 781 Luxembourg Email: alzit@tin.it Tel: +352 42 16 76 1 Web: www.alzheimer.it Fax: +352 42 16 76 30 Helpline: +352 26 432 432 Jamaica Email: info@alzheimer.lu Elzabeth Swart (support groups) Web: www.alzheimer.lu Tel/Fax: + 264 61 227 023 Email: jtpot@mweb.com.na Malaysia Netherlands Alzheimer's Disease Foundation Malaysia 9a, Lorong Bukit Raja Alzheimer Nederland Taman Seputeh Post Bus 183 58000 Kuala Lumpur 3980 CD BUNNIK Malaysia The Netherlands Tel: +603 2260 3158/ 2274 9060 Tel: +31 30 659 6900 Fax: +603 2273 8493 Helpline: 030 656 7511 Email: alzheimers@pd.jaring.my Fax: +31 30 659 6901 Email: info@alzheimer-nederland.nl Malta Web: www.alzheimer-nederland.nl Malta Dementia Society New Zealand Room 135 Department of Pharmacy Alzheimers New Zealand University of Malta Level 3, Adelphi Finance House Msida 15 Courtenay Place Malta PO Box 3643 Email: info@maltadementiasociety.org.mt Wellington Web: www.maltadementiasociety.org.mt New Zealand Tel: +64 4 381 2361 Mexico Helpline: 0800 004 001 Fax: +64 4 381 2365 Federación Mexicana de Alzheimer Lago de Xochimilco Email: nationaloffice@alzheimers.org.nz Web: www.alzheimers.org.nz 230 Colonia Valle Alto Reynosa Nigeria Tamaulipas, C.P. 88710 Mexico Alzheimer's Disease Association of Tel: +52 81 8333 6713 or +52 81 8347 Nigeria 4072 c/o Dept. of Psychiatry Email: alzheimerfedma@yahoo.com Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Web: www.alzheimerfedma.com Hospital Nnewi Namibia Anambra State Nigeria Tel: +234 46 463 663 Fax: +234 46 462 496 Peru Email: alzheimernigeria@yahoo.com Tel: +511 442 0366 Fax: +511 442 0366 Norway Email: asociacion@alzheimerperu.org Web: www.alzheimerperu.org Nasjonalforeningen Demensforbundet Oscarsgt 36 A, Postboks Philippines 7139 Majorstua N 0307 Oslo Alzheimer's Disease Association of the Norway Philippines Tel: +47 23 12 00 00 St Luke's Medical Center Helpline: +47 815 33 032 Medical Arts Bldg, Rm 410 Fax: +47 23 12 00 01 E Rodriguez Sr Avenue, Quezon City Email: post@nasjonalforeningen.no Philippines Web: www.nasjonalforeningen.no Tel/fax: +632 723 1039 Email: adap@alzphilippines.com Pakistan Web: www.alzphilippines.com Alzheimer's Pakistan Poland 146/1 Shadman Jail Road Lahore 54000 Polish Alzheimer's Association Pakistan ul. Hoza 54/1 Tel: +92 42 759 6589 00-682 Warszawa Fax: +92 42 757 3911 Poland Email: info@alz.org.pk Tel/Fax: + 48 22 622 11 22 Web: www.alz.org.pk Email: alzheimer_pl@hotmail.com Web: www.alzheimer.pl Panama Portugal AFA PADEA PO Box 6-6839 Associação Portuguesa de Familiares e El Dorado Amigos de Doentes de Alzheimer Panama Avenida de Ceuta Norte Email: hopemil@sinfo.net Lote 1 - Lojas 1 e 2 - Quinta do Loureiro 1350-410 Lisboa Peru Portugal Tel: +351 21 361 0460 Asociacion Peruana de Enfermedad de Alzheimer y Otras Demencias Av Arequipa 3845 Fax: +351 21 361 0469 Email: geral@alzheimerportugal.org Web: www.alzheimerportugal.org Miraflores Lima Puerto Rico Asociación de Alzheimer y Desórdenes Tel: +44 131 243 1453 Relacionados de Puerto Rico Helpline: 0808 808 3000 Apartado 362026 Fax: +44 131 243 1450 San Juan Email: alzheimer@alzscot.org Puerto Rico 00936-2026 Web: www.alzscot.org Tel: +1 787 727 4151 Fax: +1 787 727 4890 Serbia and Montenegro Email: alzheimerpr@alzheimerpr.org Web: www.alzheimerpr.org Alzheimer Society of Serbia and Montenegro Romania Dr Suhotica 6 Institute of Neurology Romanian Alzheimer Society Belgrade 11000 Bd. Mihail Kogalniceanu, nr 49A (fost 95 Serbia and Montenegro A) Tel: +381 11 361 4122 Sc.A, Ap.8, Sector 5 Fax: +381 11 684 577 050108 Bucharest Email: dpavlovic@drenik.net Romania Tel: +402 1 334 8940 Singapore Fax: +402 1 334 8940 Email: contact@alz.ro Web: www.alz.ro Alzheimer's Disease Association Blk 157, Toa Payoh Lorong 1 #01- 1195 Russia Singapore 310157 Tel: +65 63 53 87 34 Association for Support of Alzheimer's Fax: +65 63 53 85 18 Disease Victims Email: alzheimers.tp@pacific.net.sg 34 Kashirskoye shosse Web: www.alzheimers.org.sg 115522 Moscow Russia Slovak Republic Tel: +7 095 324 9615 Fax: +7 095 114 4925 Email: gavrilova@mail.tascom.ru Slovak Alzheimer's Society Dúbravaká 9 Bratislava 84246 Scotland Slovak Republic Tel: +421 7 594 13 353 Alzheimer Scotland - Action on Dementia Fax: +421 7 547 74 276 22 Drumsheugh Gardens Email: nilunova@savba.sk Edinburgh EH3 7RN Scotland South Africa Alzheimer's South Africa Colombo 5 P O Box 73627 Sri Lanka Fairland Tel: +94 1 583 488 2030 Fax: +94 1 732 745 South Africa Email: alzheimers@alzlanka.org Tel: +27 11 478 2234/5/6 Web: www.alzlanka.org Fax: +27 11 478 2251 Helpline: 0860 102 681 (Mornings from Sweden 09h00) Email: info@alzheimers.org.za Web: www.alzheimers.org.za Alzheimerföreningen i Sverige Karl XII gatan 1 222 20 Lund South Korea Sweden Tel: +46 46 14 73 18 Alzheimer's Association, Korea Fax: +46 46 18 89 76 #52, Machon 2-Dong Email: info@alzheimerforeningen.se Songpa-ku Web: www.alzheimerforeningen.se Seoul 138-122 South Korea Switzerland Tel: +82 2 431 9963 Helpline: +82 2 431 9993 Fax: +82 2 431 9964 Email: afcde01@unitel.co.kr Web: www.alzza.or.kr Association Alzheimer Suisse 8 Rue des Pêcheurs CH-1400 Yverdon-les-Bains Switzerland Tel: +41 24 426 2000 Spain Fax: +41 24 426 2167 Email: alz@bluewin.ch Confederación Española de Familiares de Web: www.alz.ch Enfermos de Alzheimer C/ Pedro Miguel Alcatarena nº 3 Syria 31014 Pamplona (Navarra) Spain Tel: +34 948 174 517 Fax: +34 948 265 739 Email: ceafa@ceafa.es Web: www.ceafa.es Syrian Alzheimer and Memory Diseases Society PO Box 14189 Damascus Syria Tel: +963 94 74 1955 Sri Lanka Fax: +963 11 54 21893 Email: afodafro@scs-net.org Lanka Alzheimer's Foundation 19 Havelock Road TADA Chinese Taipei TADA Tunisia 2F, No 2-1, Ln 83 Tel: +216 98 613 976 Shih-Da Rd Fax: +216 704 592 106 Email: tunisie.alzheimer@laposte.net Taipei Taiwan Turkey Tel: +886 2 23 149 690 Fax: +886 2 23 147 508 Email: tada.tada@msa.hinet.net Web: www.tada2002.org.tw Turkish Alzheimer Society Halaskargazi Cad. No: 115 Da: 4 Harbiye Istanbul Turkey Thailand Tel: +90 212 224 41 89 Helpline: 0800 211 8024 Alzheimer's and Related Disorders Fax: +90 212 296 05 79 Association of Thailand Email: muratemre@superonline.com 114 Pinakorn 4 Web: www.alz.org.tr Boramratchachunee Road Talingchan Uganda Bangkok 10170 Thailand Tel: +66 2 880 8542/7539 Fax: +66 2 880 7244 Web: www.geocities.com/alzheimerasso Alzheimer's and Dementia Awareness Society c/o Eng. Chris Ntegakarija PO Box 8371 Kampala Trinidad and Tobago Uganda Tel/Fax: +256 486 22290 Alzheimer's Association of Trinidad and Tobago Ukraine c/o Soroptimist International Port of Spain 15 Nepaul Street St James, Port of Spain Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Tel: +1 868 622 6134 Fax: +1 868 627 6731 Email: norinniss@wow.net The Association for the Problems of Alzheimer's Disease Institute of Gerontology 67 Vyshgorodskaya Street 04114 Kiev Ukraine Tel: +380 44 431 0526 Tunisia Fax: +380 44 432 9956 Email: admin@geront.kiev.ua Tunisian Alzheimer's Association BP N°116 Cité Elkhadra 1003 United Kingdom (except Scotland) Alzheimer's Society Venezuela Devon House Tel: +58 212 414 6129 58 St Katharine's Way Fax: +58 212 9859 183 London Email: alzven@gmail.com E1W 1JX Web: www.alzheimer.org.ve United Kingdom Tel: +44 20 7423 3500 Zimbabwe Helpline: 0845 300 0336 Fax: +44 20 7423 3501 Email: enquiries@alzheimers.org.uk Web: www.alzheimers.org.uk Zimbabwe Alzheimer's and Related Disorders Association PO Box BW 134 Borrowdale United States of America Harare Zimbabwe Alzheimer's Association Tel: +263 4 860 166 225 N Michigan Avenue Fax: +263 4 704 487 Suite 1700 Email: zarda@zol.co.zw Chicago, Illinois 60601 United States of America Tel: +1 312 335 8700 Helpline: 0800 272 3900 Fax: +1 312 335 1110 Email: info@alz.org Web: www.alz.org Uruguay Asociación Uruguaya de Alzheimer y Similares Magallanes 1320 11200 Montevideo Uruguay Tel: +598 2 400 8797 Fax: +598 2 400 8797 Email: audasur@adinet.com.uy Venezuela Fundación Alzheimer de Venezuela Calle El Limon, Qta Mi Muñe, El Cafetal Caracas