senior citizens Archives

7 August 2023

Malaysia

Medical Groups Want Government-Funded Flu Jabs For Senior Citizens

A petition led by the Malaysian Influenza Working Group urges the government to include fully-subsidised annual influenza vaccination for older people in Budget 2024. Thailand, Laos, the Philippines, and Singapore provide free flu jabs to senior citizens.

23 June 2023

Letter

Age, Chronic Diseases, And Influenza: A Deadly Combination – Immunise4Life

The risk of developing severe disease is higher in the presence of non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, stroke, or chronic lung disease.

3 May 2023

Malaysia

Senior Citizens Bill: Family Caregivers Shed Light On Issues Plaguing Elderly Care

Family caregivers speak about abuse by carers (both hired and family members), balancing work, and providing care. Costs associated with domestic helpers and elderly homes can easily reach at least RM4,000 per month.

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.

4 November 2022

Malaysia

‘I Cannot Vote’: Disenfranchised Seputeh Aged Home Residents

20 seniors at St. Mary’s Aged Home in Taman Halimahton in Seputeh, KL, find it near impossible to vote in GE15 due to crowded polling stations and needing family and friends to get them there.

14 April 2022

Malaysia

Sick Seniors Can Get Second Covid Booster, Immunocompromised Teens Eligible For Booster

Those aged 60 and above who don't want a second booster will not lose their fully vax status; healthy elderly can get a doctor's recommendation for a second booster.

7 April 2022

Malaysia

Health Experts Urge Flu Prevention For Older People Amid Covid-19 Fight

Many Malaysians often confuse the flu with the common cold, or perceive the flu as a winter illness that only happens in temperate countries.

17 January 2022

Malaysia

Seniors, Sinovac Recipients Face Longer Quarantine Despite Three Jabs

From March 1, triple-vax close contacts who received first two Sinovac doses and seniors aged 60 and older must self-isolate for 7 days, compared to 5 days for others with three doses.

13 October 2021

Letter

Protecting Our Seniors From Financial Exploitation — Raudah Yunus et al.

A recent nationwide survey found that approximately one in every 100 seniors have experienced financial abuse.

20 March 2020

Letter

The Nation Needs Older Malaysians To Help Fight Covid-19! — Senior Citizens’ NGOs And Affiliated Medical Societies

What if it is not so easy for you to get around and you need help with your groceries and food? Don’t worry, there are people out there who are looking for people like you to help.

Tag: senior citizens

Medical Groups Want Government-Funded Flu Jabs For Senior Citizens

Age, Chronic Diseases, And Influenza: A Deadly Combination – Immunise4Life

Senior Citizens Bill: Family Caregivers Shed Light On Issues Plaguing Elderly Care

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

‘I Cannot Vote’: Disenfranchised Seputeh Aged Home Residents

Sick Seniors Can Get Second Covid Booster, Immunocompromised Teens Eligible For Booster

Health Experts Urge Flu Prevention For Older People Amid Covid-19 Fight

Seniors, Sinovac Recipients Face Longer Quarantine Despite Three Jabs

Protecting Our Seniors From Financial Exploitation — Raudah Yunus et al.

The Nation Needs Older Malaysians To Help Fight Covid-19! — Senior Citizens’ NGOs And Affiliated Medical Societies

Ex-UMMC Radiographer Plans To Sue, Seeks Other Staff With Cancer, Thyroid Problems

Second Red-Bellied Piranha Caught In Klau River: Group

Tribunal Orders Ex-Hospital Director To Pay RM10,000 For Sexual Harassment

Philip Morris Visits Perlis Mufti, Touts ‘Safer’ Cigarettes

Are We Still Practising Family Medicine? — Concerned Specialist