Park Gang-su, Mayor of Mapo-gu, "Will Create a Mapo Without Dementia Worries"

Park Gang-su, Mayor of Mapo District, visited the ‘Dementia Overcoming Day’ event held in the lobby and outdoor plaza of Mapo District Office on the afternoon of the 25th.

On this day, various promotional booths were set up in the lobby and outdoor plaza of Mapo District Office, including dementia counseling, digital cognitive training programs, dementia quizzes, and exhibitions of artworks created by elderly people with dementia.

In particular, a coffee truck operated by elderly people with mild dementia working as baristas attracted the attention of residents participating in the event.

Through this event, Mapo District hopes to improve the negative perception of dementia and create a social atmosphere where dementia patients and their families receive support and encouragement from the local community.

Park Gang-su, Mayor of Mapo District, said, “Dementia is a disease that must be continuously addressed not by individuals alone but together with the community,” adding, “Mapo District will actively promote dementia support projects to create a Mapo without worries about dementia.”

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