Carian mengenai topik senior-citizens

Raj Munni Sabu said a special team was established in March to realise the drafting of a law specifically for senior citizens.

Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said it was important for the country to be prepared as Malaysia is expected to become an ageing nation by 2030.

Professor of Geriatric Medicine, Prof Dr Tan Maw Pin says Malaysia must move past the rhetoric of making children bear the responsibility of caring for their elderly parents.

The introduction of the new law was aimed at protecting senior citizens in Malaysia and prepare for the country to become an aging nation.

To encourage this horizontal of community support for elders, there needs to be a vertical framework.

A group of people with disabilities and senior citizens decided to put their 'inadequacies' aside to cast their ballots in the GE15.

RM305 million is provided for the Orang Asli community next year compared with RM274 million this year, Tengku Zafrul said.

MoF said the Department of Statistics Malaysia projected 7.3 pct of the total population will reach the age of 65 and above by 2022.

Malaysia is expected to be an ageing nation in just eight years but facilities for senior citizens are still lacking and leave much to be desired.

Dr Noor Azmi said up to 70 pct of hospitalisations and 85 pct of deaths are related to the flu occur among senior citizens.

Legislation to safeguard senior citizens' rights should also be complemented by measures to ensure the welfare of informal carers.

Senior citizens living in long-term care facilities, high-risk individuals aged 18 to 59 as well as frontline workers are also eligible.

While elderly care can be difficult with its many demands, it is still important to provide them what they deserve for their own well-being.

Khairy said as the country might be hit by another wave of infections in two or three months' time.

MOH will carry out an immediate investigation into allegations of the existence of a fake blood screening campaign that aims to sell additional health products targeting senior citizens.

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