MEDIA ALERT World Brain Day 2026: Australia's leading brain experts call for a National Brain Health Strategy
Brain Injury Australia & World Federation of Neurology
"It’s time brain health received a national commitment, because without a healthy brain, there is no healthy person. Without healthy people, there is no healthy workforce and without a healthy workforce, there is no healthy economy."
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WHEN: Wednesday 22 July 2026 |
WHERE: Seminar Room |
WHAT: The media opportunity will explore why Australia needs a national strategy, the growing impact of conditions including concussion and CTE, stroke, dementia, migraine, epilepsy and acquired brain injury, why early diagnosis and timely access to care are critical, and what it is like to navigate Australia's fragmented brain health system.
MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES AND AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEW:
- Professor Tissa Wijeratne OAM, Senior Neurologist, Western Health; Chair, World Brain Day 2026; Co-Chair, Australia’s Brain Health Summit
- Dr Mukesh Haikerwal AC, General Practitioner; Brain Injury Australia; Co-Chair, Australia’s Brain Health Summit
- Lived-experience representatives (brain injury/stroke)
FOLLOWING INTERVIEWS:
Media are welcome to remain for Australia’s Brain Health Summit featuring short presentations from clinicians, researchers and consumer organisations outlining practical steps towards a National Brain Health Strategy.
Contact details:
Edwina Pearse
M: 0417 303 811
E: [email protected]