Caribbean Brain Health Summit · 16–22 November 2026

One Caribbean.
One brain health future.

A week of free sessions across the region and online, and a shared plan for what comes next. Your gift makes it happen.

Summit week starts in

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  • 7days of free activity
  • 5host countries
  • 1Anchor Day in Jamaica
  • 5action areas for policy

Our partners

  • Caribbean Tech Collective
  • HCC
  • RDS
  • Resilient Health Communities
  • The British Caribbean Doctors' and Dentists Association
  • Virgin Islands Alzheimer's Association
  • World Dementia Council

More than 1 in 3 people worldwide live with a condition that affects the brain or nervous system.

World Health Organization, 2024

Where it happens

Across the region, and online

Each host country runs its own programme of free, local activity. Online sessions let anyone in the region or the diaspora join in.

  • JamaicaAnchor Day
  • The BahamasNassau
  • BarbadosBridgetown
  • Trinidad and TobagoPort of Spain
  • Cayman IslandsGeorge Town
  • Plus online sessions, open to everyone

Summit week

Seven days, one region

Local activity runs all week. The Anchor Day takes place in Jamaica.

  1. Mon16Nov

    Opening

    Launch events in every host country

  2. Tue17Nov

    Local activity

    Community sessions and screenings

  3. Wed18Nov

    Local activity

    Workshops for practitioners

  4. Thu19Nov

    Anchor Day

    The Anchor Day takes place in Jamaica

  5. Fri20Nov

    Local activity

    Youth and family sessions

  6. Sat21Nov

    Online day

    Sessions for the diaspora

  7. Sun22Nov

    Close

    Reflections and next steps

The road ahead

From consultation to policy

The Summit is one step on a longer road. Here’s where we are and what your support carries forward.

  1. Status: Done

    Sep 2026

    Dates announced

    Summit week confirmed for November.

  2. Status: We are here

    Sep–Nov 2026

    Consultation open

    Anyone can comment on the Call to Action.

  3. Status: Coming up

    16–22 Nov 2026

    Summit week

    Free sessions across the region and online.

  4. Status: Coming up

    3–5 Feb 2027

    PLADRR, Kingston

    The follow-on event continues the work.

  5. Status: Coming up

    2027

    Call to Action published

    A shared agenda goes to governments.

Caribbean Call to Action on Brain Health

Five areas for action

A policy statement shaped by communities, practitioners and policymakers. Summit week feeds straight into it.

  1. Brain health as workforce and development capacity

    Brain health shapes the Caribbean's future workforce, family care capacity, productivity and economic resilience.

  2. Coordinated investment in brain-health infrastructure

    The region needs practical infrastructure for prevention, care, participation, research, learning and collaboration.

  3. Workforce capacity and support for family carers

    Primary care teams, care workers and families need practical knowledge, clear pathways and stronger support.

  4. Caribbean-specific evidence for Caribbean-specific action

    The Caribbean needs evidence that reflects its own populations, cultures, health systems and diaspora realities.

  5. Sustained coordination, review and accountability

    Progress requires continuing relationships, shared learning and visible follow-through beyond Summit week.

Read the Call to Action

Help build a stronger regional response

Back a Caribbean-led movement for brain health, dementia and family care.

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