WITH AGEING POPULATION ON THE RISE, RI NEEDS SENIOR-FRIENDLY CITIES By Fardah

     Jakarta, Dec 4, 2012 (ANTARA) - With the world's fifth largest population of elderly people, numbering some 23 million, Indonesia needs to have senior-friendly cities.

     "None of Indonesia's cities are suitable enough for elderly people, whether it be in the form of transportation means, elevators or building facilities," Social Affairs Minister Salim Segaf Al Jufri said recently during a meeting on senior citizen issues.

       Since Indonesia does not have any senior-friendly cities, the minister called for the establishment of cities that are suitable for the elderly.

INDONESIANS URGED TO CARE FOR, LOVE ELDERLY PEOPLE By Fardah

     Jakarta, May 30, 2012 (ANTARA) - With the significant improvement in life expectancy worldwide, global aging has become a striking phenomenon, including in Indonesia.
       Life expectancy has risen rapidly to nearly 70 years for women and 65 for men, and further improvements are expected.

World Health Day - Will Pledges Save Asia’s Children? by Hani Mumtazah

      Jakarta, Tuesday, April 15, 2003 (Islam online - IOL) -  Every year, more than 5 million children ages 0 to 14, mainly in the developing world, die from diseases directly related to their environments.  In Southeast Asia alone, more than 1.6 million children die before they reach the age of five. Children here and elsewhere die of diarrhea, respiratory illnesses, malaria and other vector-borne diseases, injuries, and other environmental threats in and around their homes.