On September 29, 2026, the final conference of the state-funded grant project “One More Step Towards Dignified Aging — Supporting the Development of a National Dementia Program” was held in the main auditorium of the Gerontology Building at the Alexander Natishvili Institute of Morphology in Tbilisi.

The conference summarized the activities and key results achieved within the project, presented the approaches developed toward establishing a National Dementia Program in Georgia, and outlined perspectives for future collaboration and development.

The conference was opened by Prof. Davit Gigineishvili, Co-Leader of the project and member of the Georgian Union of Neurologists.

The participants were addressed by Prof. Erekle Astakhishvili, Vice-Rector of Tbilisi State University; Prof. Ia Khakhutaishvili, Vice-Dean of the TSU Faculty of Medicine; Prof. Giorgi Lonjanidze, Chairman of the Board of the Directorate Council of the Georgian Medical Association; Ms. Nona Mindiashvili, President of the Georgian Alzheimer’s Association; and Prof. Amiran Gamkrelidze, project expert.

Presentations were delivered by the project Co-Leaders — Prof. Nino Okribelashvili, President of the A. Zurabashvili Society of Georgian Psychiatrists, and Prof. Davit Gigineishvili. The presentations focused on the main outcomes of the project, current challenges related to dementia in Georgia, the concept of the National Dementia Program, and perspectives for its further development.

The conference was attended by members of the monitoring team of the Georgian State Grant Agency, neurologists, psychiatrists, family physicians, staff members of the Department of Gerontology and Palliative Care at the Institute of Morphology, and other interested participants.

The final conference marked an important milestone in the implementation of the project and once again highlighted the importance of professional and institutional collaboration, raising awareness of dementia, and further advancing the development of a National Dementia Program in Georgia.