16 February 2021
Watsons Contributes To Elderly Community With Caring Gesture
Watsons Malaysia has donated essential products and health gifts to the Victory Elderly Home in Puchong.
Tag: elderly
18 November 2020
The Invisible Mental Health Issues Of Older Malaysians
Malaysia had fewer than 10 geriatric psychiatrists as of 2018.
17 November 2020
What 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...
30 September 2020
Gig 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...
An interim guideline on infection prevention and control measures for residential aged care facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
16 January 2020
Study: 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.
04 December 2019
Dzulkefly Warns Of Elderly Falls As Malaysia Ages
One in six Malaysians aged 60 years and above fell at least once in the last 12 months, according...
08 November 2019
NGO Slams Rising Discrimination Against Elderly
Private Aged Healthcare Facilities and Services Act 2018 is yet to be enforced.
The idea is to move aged care out of the hospital into the community.
24 September 2019
Only One In 10 Malaysian Elderly is Healthy, Expert Says
Malaysia's healthy ageing prevalence is only 11%, below Singapore (17.8%) and Thailand (27.5%).