GLOBALLY, more and more people are living longer. Malaysia is facing a historically unprecedented trend in its demography. France took 115 years to move from an ageing to an aged nation – but it will take Malaysia only 25 years to do the same.
The National Health and Morbi-dity Survey for Elderly Health 2018 reported that 17.0% of older adults are dependent on others for activities of daily living.
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