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View all search resultsPeople aged 40-59 who are at a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease but have no history of it, should consult with their doctor and make an individual decision on whether to start taking the medicine.
Yet the 71-year-old college professor found herself on the verge of tears at, of all places, the eye doctor's office - the first time in nearly a year she had stepped inside a building that was not her own home for more than a moment.
Dyah Larasati of the National Team for Accelerated Poverty Reduction (TNP2K) advised the government to form a more universal social protection system that is directly aimed at the elderly, suggesting an elderly grant scheme of around Rp 200,000 (US$12.83) to Rp 300,000 per month for everyone above 70 years old.
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