Tag: ageing population

27 July 2023

‘Madani Economy’ Lacks Recognition Of Health And Ageing: Galen Centre

The Galen Centre says the PM's "Madani Economy" vision fails to recognise Malaysia's increasingly sick and ageing population. "People who are sick and infirm will be disadvantaged and unable to participate in the benefits of this economic vision."

5 July 2023

Letter

Malaysia’s Ageing Population On Dental Care – Dr Diyana Sheereen Anuar

The reformation of curative health care to preventive health care is a good start when addressing the inclusion of oral health care in general health programmes.

24 May 2023

Malaysia

Industry: Senior Citizens Bill May Not Be Suitable For Regulating Care Homes

Industry players agree on the need for increased regulation and oversight of private care facilities, but opinions differ on whether separate legislation or the Senior Citizens Bill is the appropriate vehicle for this.

15 May 2023

Malaysia

Senator Backs Proposed Law To Hold Children Accountable For Elderly Parents

Senator Ras Adiba Radzi calls for increased public spending and better regulation of long-term care facilities and services, including regular quarterly auditing by government authorities or local councils, as well as a long-term care fund for care homes.

24 April 2023

Malaysia

Senior Citizens Bill: ‘Who Will Take Care Of Care Partners?’

Care partners caring for parents with dementia, cancer, or gout say the Senior Citizens Bill shouldn't penalise adult children who send parents to care homes. They want more assistance instead; one had to quit his job in KL to care for his father in Sabah.

17 March 2023

Malaysia

Seniors Consider Alternative Housing Options In Ipoh

Residents at GreenAcres Retirement Village in Ipoh, Perak, speak about living “independently” as they age. Total Investment ED talks about government incentives for senior living.

14 March 2023

Malaysia

Experts Moot Aged Care Fund, ‘Living Will’ To Ease Caregiving Burden

Galen CEO Azrul Mohd Khalib proposes an aged care fund starting at age 45, while UM geriatrician Prof Dr Tan Maw Pin suggests written advance care directives.

22 February 2023

Malaysia

Ipoh Timor MP: Restructure Aged Care As An Economy, Not Cost Burden

Ipoh Timor MP Howard Lee urges the government to restructure aged care as an economy, instead of seeing it as a cost burden, stressing that the care economy plan must begin today, just in time.

14 February 2023

Malaysia

Rafizi: Social Safety Net Reform Needed To Support Full-Time Caregivers

The economy minister said the labour market should also be open to hiring people who are part-time caregivers, rather than sidelining them altogether.

13 February 2023

Malaysia

On Health, King’s Speech Prioritises NCDs, Mental Health, Ageing

The King’s Speech outlined the need to improve primary care services and upgrade MOH facilities; but it fell short of recognising that the public health care system is in crisis.

Tag: ageing population

‘Madani Economy’ Lacks Recognition Of Health And Ageing: Galen Centre

Malaysia’s Ageing Population On Dental Care – Dr Diyana Sheereen Anuar

Industry: Senior Citizens Bill May Not Be Suitable For Regulating Care Homes

Senator Backs Proposed Law To Hold Children Accountable For Elderly Parents

Senior Citizens Bill: ‘Who Will Take Care Of Care Partners?’

Seniors Consider Alternative Housing Options In Ipoh

Experts Moot Aged Care Fund, ‘Living Will’ To Ease Caregiving Burden

Rafizi: Social Safety Net Reform Needed To Support Full-Time Caregivers

On Health, King’s Speech Prioritises NCDs, Mental Health, Ageing

LIAM CEO Stunned By 13-Page Hospital Bill For RM19,000 Minor Hernia Surgery

APHM: Insurance Industry Makes ‘Big Profits’, But Private Hospitals’ Revenue ‘Carefully Controlled’

UM’s Medical Faculty Targets 200 Graduates Annually Despite Declining Interest In Medicine

Health Insurers May Introduce 5% To 20% Copay: LIAM

Protection For Female Doctors In Malaysian Public Hospitals — Klang Valley Specialist