Learning from a Crisis: How to Protect the Elderly during a Pandemic
Older Malaysians faced multifaceted challenges—financial, health, and social—during the pandemic. This has highlighted policies that will help governments in the future.
How Do We Promote Healthy Aging in Asia? This Is What the Experts Say
Older persons have vulnerabilities related to gender, family dynamics, financial and digital literacy, access to labor markets and long-term care. Policymakers should support the region’s growing elderly population to achieve healthier and more productive lives.
As COVID-19 Hits Older Persons, Asia’s ‘Grey Divide’ Deepens
While the pandemic has affected the entire population, it has had a disproportionate impact on the older generation that built this region’s prosperity. We owe it to older persons to pursue policies that help them to make it through the crisis healthy and happy.
新冠疫情威胁老年群体，亚洲“灰色鸿沟”加深
虽然各类人群都受到了新冠疫情的冲击，但作为创造亚太繁荣的先辈们，老年群体受到的影响尤为严重。我们有责任为老年群体制定相关政策，帮助他们健康、快乐地度过危机。