This year, to mark World Alzheimer's Day, the Czech Alzheimer Society built on the success of the Prague Mobile Counselling Centre and organised the same event in Prague and two other regional cities during September. These mobile counselling centres, which the Czech Alzheimer Society organised in Southbohemian České Budějovice and Eastbohemian Hradec Králové, in cooperation with the local contact point of the Czech Alzheimer Society, were opened for seven days and were attended by almost 3,000 people in a large local shopping centre. Some visitors came just for information materials, others got a more in-depth consultation. The event, supported this year by the Ministry of Social Affairs, the City of Prague and Roche, was a success. Every year, the Czech Alzheimer Society associates the mobile counselling with a reaction from people passing by. Last year it was: "How can you promote such a terrible disease?!" And this year: "I don't have time for dementia!" Of course, there were fortunately also many people who received support on the spot or made an appointment at the contact point. The most frequent visitors were people who were worried about dementia. Similarly, those who were already experiencing some memory difficulties also attended. In the regions, three times more women, and in Prague almost four times more women visited the mobile counselling centre.
