Senior citizens advised to get flu jabs

KUCHING: A piece of advice for individuals aged 60 and above: Go for the influenza vaccination. Two special interest groups, the Malaysian Influenza Working Group (MIWG) and Malaysian Society of Geriatric Medicine (MSGM), gave the advice following the increasing influenza cases in the country recently. “The Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia (APHM) in a statement […]

Call for government to implement dementia contingency plan

KUCHING: The Malaysian Health Coalition (MHC) and Malaysian Society of Geriatric Medicine (MSGM) are calling for urgent action to support the wellbeing of persons with dementia, including their caregivers. They said the recent news about former prime minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi suffering from dementia was a reminder that dementia could affect anyone and had […]