Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg (second left) handing over assistance of RM110,000 to Sarawak Hearing and Aural Rehabilitation Society deputy president Alexander Stephen for a cochlear implant for three-year-old Mervina Tadu Stanley at the state Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Ministry's anniversary celebration.
KUCHING: The Sarawak state government is studying the formulation of an insurance scheme to provide welfare assistance for senior citizens, says Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg.
The Chief Minister said this was necessary as the elderly population was expected to grow in the coming years.
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