Today is the last day of World Alzheimer’s Month, and tomorrow (1 Oct 2015) is UN’s 25th International Day of Older Persons. What better way to spend the day than at Hospital Kuala Lumpur’s celebration of Older Persons. The main lobby was packed with senior citizens checking out the poster exhibition and queuing up for […]
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Just when I thought International Day of Older Persons would pass quietly and unobserved this year, I received an invitation from Ong Thiam Hiong for SeniorsAloud team to join the residents of Taman Megah Fasa 2 (TMF2) in celebrating the special day. Ong (as he prefers to be called), 67, is chairman of the TMF2
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Source: Human Rights Commission, New Zealand As we observe United Nations’ 24th International Day of the Older Persons with carnivals, exhibitions, talks and workshops, let us not forget the plight and rights of millions of the elderly who are living in poverty, who are struggling with poor health, and who are victims of abuse and
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Happy Older Persons Day – if you are celebrating. In December 1990 the United Nations General Assembly designated October 1 as International Day of Older Persons. This year 2013 the theme is: “The future we want: what older persons are saying.” So what do older people want? Find out here. As in past years, this day
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October 1 marks United Nations’ International Day of the Older Persons. The day is celebrated with a host of activities and special events for older people. However, in Malaysia the day passes just like any other day. Not many people, including older folks , even know about it. Since 2008, I have been posting an
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It’s disappointing to say the least that this day – International Day of Older Persons – will pass as in previous years, without any mention. No press reports, no celebratory events, no governmental initiatives to mark the significance of this day in Malaysia. Elsewhere across the globe, from New Zealand to Canada, from Pakistan to
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Yesterday was International Day of Older Persons. The theme this year was ‘getting and staying active in later life’. I scanned ALL the local papers for some mention of this special day. I was so sure Singapore would have a list of activities lined up to celebrate the occasion, given that it’s light years ahead of
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