Tag: ageing

post-image
7 September 2026
Opinion

The Grey Wave Is Becoming A National Conversation

Reflections on NCWO’s 65th National Women’s Day Celebration: financial literacy cannot restore years of retirement contributions lost to unpaid caregiving. Budgeting cannot correct low wages, insecure employment, or unaffordable long-term care.
post-image
3 April 2026
Opinion

Growing Old In A Young Policy State

Perhaps the most striking gap in Malaysia’s ageing policy is the absence of a coherent long-term care system. Families remain the primary caregivers for older persons. Meanwhile, the private nursing home sector has expanded rapidly.
post-image
30 October 2024
Malaysia

How Malaysian Employers Can Promote Health, Not Just Work

Long work hours and unhealthy environments lead to NCDs in the Malaysian workforce. Experts tell employers to promote preventive health. "It’s important to ensure that what you do at the workplace isn’t just about work, but also promoting healthy habits."
post-image
27 October 2023
Malaysia

Malaysia Unprepared For Aged Nation Status: MOH Official

Sarawak State Health Department Public Medicine Specialist Dr Veronica Lugah said Malaysia is unprepared for its aged nation status in 2035 and described MOH’s doctor relocations in July as a step in the implementation of the Health White Paper.