Professor Naaheed Mukadam: dementia prevention and public health policy

Professor Naaheed Mukadam was honoured with the ‘Impact through Policy’ award at the Celebrating Impact Awards 2025 in recognition of her groundbreaking contributions to dementia prevention and public health policy. Her influential research, featured in the 2020 Lancet Commission on dementia has been cited over 9,000 times and has shaped global and national health strategies, including guidance from the World Health Organization and the UK’s All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia. Her work has also led to tools like Alzheimer’s Research UK’s brain health check, used by over 400,000 people.

Professor Mukadam’s research continues to advance inclusive dementia care through international guidelines and advocacy for personalised prevention, making a lasting impact on global dementia policy.

Talking about winning the award, Professor Mukadam said “It’s a privilege to see our research making a real difference in how dementia is understood and prevented globally. This recognition highlights the importance of inclusive, evidence-based approaches to public health, and I’m grateful to all the collaborators and communities who have helped shape this work.”