Dementia Without Borders (with Dr. Santino Severoni)

We sit down with Dr. Santino Severoni, the World Health Organization's Head of Health and Migration, to explore an often-overlooked intersection of global health crises: dementia care among refugee populations. 

Dr. Severoni brings his extensive expertise to illuminate the unique challenges faced by refugees and migrants living with dementia—from language barriers and cultural stigma to the trauma of displacement compounding cognitive decline. We discuss how forced migration disrupts traditional family care structures, the difficulties of diagnosis in transient populations, and the critical gaps in healthcare systems that leave vulnerable elderly refugees and migrants without adequate support. This conversation challenges us to think beyond borders about dignity, care, and our collective responsibility to the world's most vulnerable populations.