Looking after our elderly

(From left) Nor Syafawati Ahmad Sukhari, Syahiroh Said, Casey Gan, Syed Mohammad Iqbal and Nur Syakira are among the trained data collectors from the Health Ministry conducting the National Health and Morbidity Survey at the Flat Sri Negri Sembilan in Bandar Baru Sentul. — Photos: ONG SOON HIN/The Star

SOME 31.9% of the elderly aged 60 and above have reported themselves as having low support in terms of social interaction and satisfaction derived from their support system. Meanwhile, 10.4% senior citizens experience food insecurity.

These were among the findings gathered through the National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2018 on elderly health.