The data obtained from the Department of Statistics Malaysia shows that the population aged 60 and over will increase from 14.87% in 2020 to 26.2% by the year 2040.

Penang is the 2nd largest state with a large population aged 60 and over compared to other states in Malaysia. To prepare for the increase, MBPP and the Penang Women’s Development Corporation (PWDC) recently signed a public-private partnership for three years together with a consultant, the Malaysian Healthy Aging Society (MHAS) to introduce the Age Friendly City Project.

This project will adopt WHO guidelines and the main goal of this project is to make Penang an age-friendly city by providing facilities and services that meet the needs of residents of various ages and abilities. MBPP’s has submitted the application to become a WHO Age-Friendly City in April 2023.

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