Project iRemember 2025 Screening & Exhibition, focusing on dementia prevention and awareness
Published: 11 Dec 2025
Mr Eric Chua, Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Law & Ministry of Social and Family Development, Member of Parliament for Queenstown Single Member Constituency (SMC), together with staff of Queenstown Community Centre, NUS Medicine’s Office for Students, and student organizers of the Project iRemember screening.
Project iRemember’s health screening and exhibition event was held at Queenstown Community Centre this year, involving 57 volunteers from the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, with 35 volunteers from 5 different Junior Colleges and Polytechnics across Singapore. Inaugurated in 2014, Project iRemember focuses on early dementia detection, and on raising awareness of dementia and geriatric depression.
This year’s screening covered cognitive, behavioural, and physical aspects of health, and included on-site doctor consultations as well as referrals to relevant organisations such as the Tsao Foundation and Active Ageing Centres. The exhibition featured interactive booths run by the organising committee and external partners such as CREST Fei Yue and the Caregiving Welfare Association. These booths aimed to educate the public on key topics such as dementia prevention, recognising signs of geriatric depression, and understanding caregiver burnout.
Prior to the screening, door-to-door outreach effort was carried out over three weekends to engage residents in the surrounding Queenstown and Commonwealth HDB blocks and encourage pre-registration. This year, the project also introduced a new two-tiered training platform for volunteers,The general training covered dementia literacy and communication skills, while the advanced training focused on specific screening modalities.
After the health screening, individuals identified to be at mild risk of cognitive impairment are invited to join Project iRemember’s 8-week HealthyMinds! programme, which includes various activities such as exercises, handicrafts, and outings around Singapore. The programme aims to promote active ageing and slow the progression of cognitive impairment, depression and social isolation amongst at-risk elderly.
Mr Eric Chua receiving a token of appreciation from iRemember’s Project Director, Ms Lim Zhi Qi.
Elderly first completed registration, before moving on to a series of cognitive, behavioural and physical tests.
A look at the area where cognitive and behavioural screening tests were held.
The 2025 Project iRemember Committee, on stage at Queenstown Community Centre.
