Who will look after the elderly?


  • Seniors
  • Wednesday, 25 May 2022

Some children who are unable to keep up with the healthcare expenses for their elderly parent resort to abandoning them. — HASSAN BAHRI/The Star

The world’s population is changing in ways that could barely be imagined a generation ago.

Not only are we living longer, the richer, developed nations are also recording fewer births.

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