11 February 2021Coping With The Challenges Of An Ageing Population — Jason Loh Preparing for an ageing nation requires expanding and reviewing our public policy in this regard.
18 November 2020The Invisible Mental Health Issues Of Older Malaysians Malaysia had fewer than 10 geriatric psychiatrists as of 2018.
17 November 2020What Malaysia Needs For Healthy Ageing And Care Malaysia reportedly has only 39 geriatricians in public and private health facilities, while Terengganu, Kelantan, and Perlis do not...
20 October 2020Ageing Population: Catalyst For Health Care-Social Care Nexus — Jason Loh One idea which we could explore is a pilot scheme where care homes could be located next to hospital(s).
30 September 2020Gig Economy: Beyond Present Freedom To Future Security Amid medical inflation and expensive long-term care, informal and gig economy workers in Malaysia must prepare for age-related medical...
20 July 2020Covid-19 Cluster Hits Kluang Aged Care Home The positive cases in the aged home cluster comprise 11 elderly residents, one worker, and one family member, while...
18 May 2020Covid-19 Prevention In Aged Residential Care Facilities – Dr Amar-Singh HSS, Vivienne Yong, Dr Liew Tuan Hock We hope this guide will be useful to all centres and facilities housing vulnerable individuals and support our older...
16 April 2020Covid-19 Affects Mostly Elderly Malaysians, MOH Targets Aged Care Homes The coronavirus incidence rate is highest among those aged 55 to 69.
16 January 2020Study: Rich People Live Longer Than Poor In UK, US Researchers studying disability-free life expectancy rates found that the biggest socioeconomic factor in predicting age-related disabilities was wealth.
08 October 2019At WHO Meeting, Malaysia Minister Advocates Aged Care Dzulkefly Ahmad also called for global action to reduce harmful food marketing to children.