Govt will continue to give attention to senior citizens
Published on: Saturday, April 10, 2021
By: Bernama
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KANGAR: The government will continue to give special attention, especially to the senior citizens, as the country prepares itself to be an ageing nation by 2030.Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Rina Mohd Harun (pic) said the percentage of senior citizens (above 60 years old) is expected to increase drastically to 5.3 million in the next 10 years.
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“In 2020, there are 3.7 million senior citizens in the country, and it is expected to increase by 15.3 per cent, to 5.3 million in 2030,” she said in her speech at the Volunteerism @Pawe: Basic Volunteer Skills Workshop here today.
Rina said studies also showed that almost 23 per cent or 538,000 individuals from 2.4 million senior citizens in the country suffered from the ‘empty nest syndrome” (feeling lonely and sad) because they are staying on their own and away from their children.
This loneliness and depression affect their health and limit their role as members of the society, she added.
She said the government through the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development will emphasise the Strategic Plan 2021 to 2025 on the development of senior citizens in the country.
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