<p>The non-profit Dementia India Alliance (DIA), in collaboration with Nightingales Medical Trust, will organise the Blue Button Movement in Bengaluru on Saturday, to mark World Alzheimer's Month. </p>.<p>The event is aimed at creating awareness, removing stigma, and building support systems for patients and their families. It will simultaneously take place in five other cities — Hyderabad, Chennai, Visakhapatnam, Kottayam and Delhi. </p>.<p>Dementia among senior citizens in India is 7.4%, with around nine million affected. The number is estimated to go up to 1.7 crore by 2036. Less than 10% cases are currently diagnosed and treated. </p>.<p>In Bengaluru, the event will be held at Sankey Tank, Malleswaram Gate, at 8 am. Dr CN Ashwath Narayan, Malleswaram MLA, will be the chief guest. </p>.<p>Participants will form a human chain, symbolising the blue button-like shield. Family caregivers, senior citizens and medical professionals are encouraged to participate and will be provided with T-shirts and placards to amplify the message.</p>
<p>The non-profit Dementia India Alliance (DIA), in collaboration with Nightingales Medical Trust, will organise the Blue Button Movement in Bengaluru on Saturday, to mark World Alzheimer's Month. </p>.<p>The event is aimed at creating awareness, removing stigma, and building support systems for patients and their families. It will simultaneously take place in five other cities — Hyderabad, Chennai, Visakhapatnam, Kottayam and Delhi. </p>.<p>Dementia among senior citizens in India is 7.4%, with around nine million affected. The number is estimated to go up to 1.7 crore by 2036. Less than 10% cases are currently diagnosed and treated. </p>.<p>In Bengaluru, the event will be held at Sankey Tank, Malleswaram Gate, at 8 am. Dr CN Ashwath Narayan, Malleswaram MLA, will be the chief guest. </p>.<p>Participants will form a human chain, symbolising the blue button-like shield. Family caregivers, senior citizens and medical professionals are encouraged to participate and will be provided with T-shirts and placards to amplify the message.</p>