Helping the old stay active


IF Universiti Putra Malaysia's Gerontology Institute (GI) got its way, Malaysian drivers would be greeted by friendly “grannies” at toll booths, instead of the young school-leavers currently in service. 

“That is one example of how we can utilise a resource we have – older persons – effectively. Currently, once they retire, their working lives are over,” opines the institute's director, Assoc Prof Dr Tengku Aizan Hamid.  

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