Roslan Ja'afar

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia | ukm · Graduate School of Business

Objective To evaluate and discuss the outcomes of the universal newborn hearing screening program conducted at four public hospitals in Malaysia. Method A retrospective analysis of the universal newborn hearing screening database from each hospital was performed. The database consisted of 28,432 and 30,340 screening results of babies born in 2015...

Countries around the globe have encountered constant demographic composition shifts; posting challenges and opportunities for governments and communities. A country profited from this transformation through 'window of opportunity' of demographic dividend. This event raises the concern of the readiness of the country to administer the demographic tr...

Over the past decade remarkable changes in Malaysia's demographic composition has occurred; featuring increased life expectancy, falling fertility and population ageing. These trends raise the issue of the sustainability of Malaysia's existing pension scheme in providing future pensioners with an income to cover basic needs. This study analyses the...