Dementia clinic in general hospital settings.
BACKGROUND
There is a need to develop specialised dementia care services in developing countries.


METHODS
We used the existing infrastructure of a general hospital to start a weekly dementia clinic.


RESULTS
We were able to support home-based care, even in patients with advanced disease. This new service gave us opportunity to train clinicians and researchers interested in dementia.


CONCLUSIONS
It is feasible to start weekly dementia clinics using existing infrastructure in developing countries. Networking of such centres can generate a database capable of guiding service development.
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