Kuala Lampur, Nov. 23 -- Every hour, one older Malaysian is hospitalised because of a fall.

These incidents aren't just common, but they're costly, traumatic, and often entirely preventable.

As Malaysia moves towards becoming an aged nation by 2030, falls have quietly become one of the most serious and under-addressed public health risks for our seniors.

As a biomedical engineering student working on sensor-based monitoring systems, I believe we already have the tools to address this if we're willing to rethink how we provide eldercare.

It's time to move beyond traditional caregiving models and embrace proactive technologies that can detect, prevent, and respond to falls before they happen.

Malaysia's ageing nation challenge

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