Mapping the path to senior wellness in PJ


Playgrounds should have equipment catering to the elderly. — Photos: SHAARI CHEMAT/The Star

FACED with the prospect of having to address the growing needs of its ageing population, Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) is taking a positive step by coming up with a Senior Citizen Action Plan 2030.

The local council is one of three in Selangor (the others being Sabak Bernam District Council and Ampang Jaya Municipal Council) which have the highest number of senior citizens, said Lembah Jaya assemblyman Syed Ahmad Syed Abdul Rahman Al-Hadad during a recent state assembly sitting.

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