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The Ministry of Health advises people all over the country, especially children and the elderly, to be careful when the weather is hot as heat-related illnesses can cause medical emergencies and even death.
HelpAge Cambodia, in collaboration with representatives from several state institutions as well as members of the elderly population, will mark World Health Day on April 7, with the goal of encouraging the government to provide increased healthcare to the eldest members of society.
June 28, 2021
The Straits Times file
Samorn Anantakul, 75, lives in a sparse room in eastern Thailand , with just a handful of belongings, including a television set, an old clock, and a plastic shelf of ointments and medicines, to keep her company every day.
Until last year, it was a home she shared with her husband of 46 years, who died at age 91.
Now, his made-up bed lies empty. Samorn keeps a photo of him in his younger days, dressed in a crisp naval uniform, in a handbag that hangs near her pillow.
“I miss him. It gets lonely,” the widow says. “I don’t have kids, and I don’t want to ask my niece and nephews to come to help me too much. They have their own lives and problems.”