Retirees, older persons advised to efficiently manage their funds

He gave the advice while addressing an event to mark the International Day of Older Persons organised by the Vibrant Ageing Community Centre (VACC) in Winneba.

For her part, the Executive Director of the Centre for Executive Education at Ashesi University, Dr Esi Ansah, in a presentation on “Your rights, your voice and our responsibilities of elder care,” stated that regardless of their age and health condition, older persons, like everyone else, had rights.

A medical officer at the Winneba Municipal Hospital, Dr Peter Adu Asante, speaking on “Safety in old age,” enumerated some safety concerns- medications and environment- and added that older people must ensure they did not fall, as that posed a risk to their well-being.