Caribbean Brain
Health Summit
One Caribbean.
One brain health future.
A week of free sessions across the region and online, connecting local priorities with practical next steps beyond the week. Your gift makes it happen.
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Our partners
More than 1 in 3 people worldwide live with a condition that affects the brain or nervous system.
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.
- JamaicaKingston
- SurinameParamaribo
- BarbadosBridgetown
- Trinidad and TobagoPort of Spain
- Cayman IslandsGeorge Town
- Plus online sessions, open to everyone
Summit week
Seven days, one region
Locally led activities and online conversations take place throughout the week. A separate, invitation-only leadership conversation in Jamaica forms the inaugural Anchor Day.
Mon16Nov
Summit week begins
Locally led activities and online conversations begin. Check individual listings for dates and access arrangements.
Tue17Nov
Across the region
Country Weeks, Relay and online sessions
Wed18Nov
Across the region
Country Weeks, Relay and online sessions
Thu19Nov
Across the region
Country Weeks, Relay and online sessions
Fri20Nov
Across the region
Country Weeks, Relay and online sessions
Sat21Nov
Across the region
Country Weeks, Relay and online sessions
Sun22Nov
Close
Reflections from the week and opportunities to continue the work.
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.
Status: Done
Sep 2026
Dates announced
Summit week confirmed for November.
Status: We are here
Sep–Nov 2026
Consultation open
Anyone can comment on the Call to Action.
Status: Coming up
16–22 Nov 2026
Summit week
Free sessions across the region and online.
Status: Coming up
3–5 Feb 2027
PLADRR, Kingston
The follow-on event continues the work.
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.
Brain health as workforce and development capacity
Brain health shapes the Caribbean's future workforce, family care capacity, productivity and economic resilience.
Coordinated investment in brain-health infrastructure
The region needs practical infrastructure for prevention, care, participation, research, learning and collaboration.
Workforce capacity and support for family carers
Primary care teams, care workers and families need practical knowledge, clear pathways and stronger support.
Caribbean-specific evidence for Caribbean-specific action
The Caribbean needs evidence that reflects its own populations, cultures, health systems and diaspora realities.
Sustained coordination, review and accountability
Progress requires continuing relationships, shared learning and visible follow-through beyond Summit week.
Help build a stronger regional response
Back a Caribbean-led movement for brain health, dementia and family care.
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Latest from the Summit
PLADRR follows the Summit in February 2027
A follow-on event in Kingston from 3 to 5 February 2027 will continue the conversation.
Consultation on the Caribbean Call to Action on Brain Health
Communities, practitioners and policymakers are invited to help shape the Call to Action.
Summit dates announced: 16–22 November 2026
The Caribbean Brain Health Summit will run for a week across several Caribbean countries and online.