Scholars International Conference on
Advances in Alzheimer's and Dementia
THEME: "Advancements and Breakthroughs in the Fields of Alzheimer’s and Dementia Research"
20-21 Nov 2019 
Radisson Narita, Tokyo, Japan THEME: "Advancements and Breakthroughs in the Fields of Alzheimer’s and Dementia Research"
20-21 Nov 2019
Radisson Narita, Tokyo, Japan 
Professor of Gerontology at Seoul National University, Korea and Senior Research Fellow, Oxford Institute of Population Ageing
Title: Understanding, Beliefs and Treatment of Dementia in Pakistan: A case study of the disease in low- or middle-income countries
Asghar Zaidi is Professor of Gerontology at Seoul National University, Korea and Visiting Professor at London School of Economics and Political Science, London. Previously, he was Professor in International Social Policy at University of Southampton (UK); Director Research at European Centre Vienna (Austria); Senior Economist at OECD Paris; Civil Servant at UK’s Department for Work and Pensions in London; and Researcher at London School of Economics, University of Oxford, Erasmus University and Tilburg University.
His research spans measurement of active and healthy ageing, the wellbeing of older persons and those with disabilities and data on ageing and older persons. Since 2012, he has led the research work of the Active Ageing Index Project for the European Commission and UNECE and the Global AgeWatch Index project for HelpAge International. He has also developed the Wellbeing in Later Life Index for the UK, working alongside Age UK London.